Support pasting screenshots/images directly into Codex CLI
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 9, 2026 by ztsweet
What variant of Codex are you using?
cli,ideextension
What feature would you like to see?
Codex CLI feature request: support pasting screenshots/images directly into an interactive
terminal session.
Current behavior:
Codex CLI supports image input via -i/--image file paths, but users need to save clipboard
screenshots to a file first.
Requested behavior:
Allow users to paste a screenshot/image from the clipboard directly into an active Codex
CLI prompt, similar to Claude Code.
Why it matters:
Screenshot-to-agent is a very common debugging and UI workflow. Requiring users to save a
file and pass -i interrupts the flow and makes the CLI feel worse for visual debugging.
Example desired flow:
- Take a screenshot to clipboard.
- Paste directly into an active
codexCLI session. - Ask: "Fix this UI issue based on the screenshot."
Additional information
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