Add keyboard shortcuts for quickly switching reasoning effort and model
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 6, 2026 by nove521
Feature request
It would be helpful to have keyboard shortcuts or a command-palette action for quickly switching the model reasoning effort, and possibly the model itself.
Motivation
When starting a new Codex session, I often choose a different reasoning level depending on the difficulty of the task. Right now this requires using the mouse to open the model/reasoning selector and change the setting manually. Doing that repeatedly across new sessions adds friction and interrupts the workflow.
Suggested behavior
Possible approaches:
- Add shortcuts to cycle reasoning effort, for example low / medium / high.
- Add shortcuts or command-palette actions for selecting a specific reasoning effort.
- Optionally support quick model switching in the same way.
- Show a lightweight confirmation/toast after switching so the active setting is clear.
This would make it easier to adapt Codex to quick/simple tasks versus deeper implementation work without leaving the keyboard.
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