Allow custom prompt or template for thread title generation
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 23, 2026 by MuhammedAlkhudiry
Feature request
Please add a supported way to customize the prompt or template Codex uses when generating thread titles.
Use case
I want generated titles to follow a consistent prefix pattern, for example:
[✨ FEAT]feature work[⚠️ BUG]bugs, investigations, failing checks[♻️ REF]refactors or cleanup[🧭 PLAN]planning or research[📌 OTHER]admin/setup/simple questions
Example:
[⚠️ BUG] Checkout login redirect failure
Why
Thread history is easier to scan when generated titles follow a personal taxonomy. Manual rename and cleanup automations work, but they are after-the-fact. A title-generation prompt/template would make the first title correct.
Notes
This should affect only title generation, not the main agent prompt, and it should not overwrite titles the user manually set.
Related: #24289, #14482, #15444, #24202.