Add optional sound effects for Codex App task completion and attention-needed states
Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 13, 2026 by junle-chen
What variant of Codex are you using?
App
What feature would you like to see?
I would like Codex App to support optional sound effects / audio alerts for important task states.
Suggested events:
- Task completed
- Codex needs user input
- Approval required
- Task blocked or failed
- Long-running task has finished in the background
This would be especially useful when Codex is working on a task while I switch to another app, browser tab, terminal, or monitor. Right now, it is easy to miss when Codex has finished or is waiting for me.
Ideally, this would be configurable:
- Enable / disable sound effects
- Choose which events play a sound
- Select from a few built-in notification sounds
- Optional volume / intensity setting
- Respect system mute / Do Not Disturb settings
- Optionally allow a custom local sound file
The feature should be subtle by default and not play sounds for every small update, only for state changes that need the user’s attention.
Additional information
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