Codex App: support keyboard accelerators for session action menus
What variant of Codex are you using?
Codex Desktop App on Windows
App version: 26.519.3891.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows 11 家庭版 中文版
What feature would you like to see?
Please add keyboard-accessible accelerators / access keys for session action menus in the Codex App, similar to the keyboard behavior of Windows Explorer command surfaces.
Problem
Right now, common session actions are still mouse-heavy.
For example, archiving a conversation with Ctrl+Shift+A appears to work only after opening that conversation. If I want to archive a thread from the main/sidebar list, I need to enter that thread first and then trigger the shortcut.
There is also a contextual command surface for conversations/sessions. After selecting or interacting with a conversation, Codex can show a set of commands for that session, but those commands do not appear to expose direct keyboard accelerators. In practice, I still need to use the mouse to choose the command.
Desired behavior
I would like Codex App session action menus to behave more like Windows Explorer:
- Select or right-click a conversation/session in the sidebar or main conversation list.
- A context/action menu appears for that session.
- Each action has a keyboard-accessible accelerator or access key, such as:
- A = Archive
- R = Rename
- O = Open in new window
- When that menu is open, pressing the corresponding key triggers the command directly, without needing a mouse click.
Separately, existing global shortcuts should become context-aware where appropriate. For example, if the sidebar/session list or a session context menu is focused, pressing Ctrl+Shift+A should archive the currently selected session directly instead of requiring the user to open the session first.
Why this matters
Session management is a frequent workflow. Requiring users to open a thread before archiving it adds unnecessary navigation, and command surfaces that require mouse clicks slow down keyboard-first users.
This would also improve accessibility because users could operate session context actions with the keyboard alone.
Expected UX
- Focus or right-click a session in the sidebar/session list.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+A, or open the action menu and press an action's access key such as A.
- Codex archives the selected session directly.
- Other session commands in the same menu are also reachable via visible or predictable keyboard accelerators.
Related issues
This is related to session management, but I could not find an existing issue specifically for contextual keyboard accelerators/access keys on Codex App session action menus: