Add Allow/Deny approval buttons to Codex desktop pet bubbles

Open 💬 0 comments Opened May 11, 2026 by fengzi0haoji

What variant of Codex are you using?

Codex App (desktop), Windows

What feature would you like to see?

I’d like to request support for approval actions directly inside the Codex desktop pet bubble.

Right now, when Codex needs permission to run a command, the pet can show a message about the approval request, but the bubble only provides a reply input. There is no direct “Allow” or “Deny” button in the pet UI.

It would be very useful if the pet bubble could include first-party approval controls, such as:

  • Allow once
  • Deny
  • Always allow similar commands, when applicable

This would make the desktop pet much more useful as a background task companion, especially when Codex is running while the main window is not focused. The pet already attracts attention at the right moment, so allowing the user to approve or reject the action directly from that bubble would reduce friction and make the workflow feel more natural.

Security-wise, the bubble should show the exact command/action summary and require an explicit user click, just like the current approval UI.

Additional information

In my case, I saw the pet bubble notify me about a PowerShell profile command approval request, but the bubble only had a reply box. I expected to be able to approve or deny the command from there, but I had to look elsewhere for the actual approval UI.

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