Codex Desktop: make multi-task multi-window workflow first-class and discoverable
What variant of Codex are you using?
Codex App (Desktop, Windows)
What feature would you like to see?
Please make the multi-task, multi-window workflow a first-class and discoverable part of Codex Desktop.
Users should be able to open any task/thread in its own independent window and keep several task windows open at the same time. This is especially useful for long-running tasks, parallel work, and multi-monitor setups.
The command palette may already expose Open in new window, but this workflow is easy to miss. Suggested entry points and behavior:
- Add Open in new window to each task/thread's sidebar context menu.
- Allow dragging a task out of the main window to detach it.
- Keep the same task state synchronized if it is visible in more than one window.
- Preserve each window's position, size, and monitor across restarts.
- Make it easy to move several active tasks onto separate monitors.
- Clearly distinguish opening an existing task in a new window from creating a new task.
Why this matters
A typical workflow may include:
- one window running or monitoring a long task;
- another window reviewing code, logs, or results;
- additional task windows for independent projects;
- separate monitors dedicated to different tasks.
This avoids repeatedly switching the single main window and makes parallel Codex work much easier to supervise.
Related issues / non-duplicates
- #28448 concerns the compact floating/stay-on-top pop-out window on Windows.
- #29605 concerns explicit window targeting for
codex://deep links.
This request is specifically about making ordinary multi-task window management discoverable and first-class in the desktop UI.
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