Codex Desktop should support closing current thread without archiving it
Open 💬 1 comment Opened May 26, 2026 by alibrohde
Codex Desktop currently has Command+Shift+A on macOS to archive the current thread, but I cannot find a keyboard shortcut for simply closing or dismissing the current active thread from the sidebar and returning to New Chat without archiving or deleting it.
Expected behavior:
Command+Wshould close/dismiss the current thread view and return to New Chat, without archiving the thread.- The thread should remain available in the normal recent/project chat list.
- Archive should remain a separate action, e.g.
Command+Shift+A, because archiving changes the thread’s visibility/state. - The action should be visible in the keyboard shortcuts view and searchable from the command palette.
Why this matters:
- Other agent UIs support this distinction. For example, Claude Code on macOS lets me close the current session view with
Command+Wwithout archiving it. - In Codex, the only keyboard action I found after searching was archive, which is too heavy for “I’m done looking at this thread for now.”
- The current UI makes sidebar threads feel like browser tabs, but without the basic browser-tab close behavior.
Related but distinct:
- #24413 covers accidental immediate archive via shortcut. This request is for a non-archiving close/dismiss action.
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