Feature request: simple TUI
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 21, 2025 by rr- Closed Oct 27, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (easong-openai, contributor)
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The current TUI definitely has its charm, especially with its virtual scrollback feature. However, I'd really love the simplicity of a basic REPL. It would work so much better with my tmux setup and, ideally, be easier to maintain – just print directly to stdout and prompt for input once the output finishes.
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I think you'll be much happier when https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/1672 merges!
Thanks for the suggestion. We've made some simplifications to the TUI since you first filed this.
I think it's unlikely that we'd create a separate "basic REPL" TUI, but we're open to ideas for improving the current TUI. Please keep the ideas coming!