Basic vim keybindings are missing, makes vim mode useless
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 15, 2026 by neumannjan
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.144.4
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
Which model were you using?
doesn't matter
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
kitty
Codex doctor report
Probably not relevant, but can provide upon request
What issue are you seeing?
IMO mandatory missing ones, i.e. the absolute basics:
^is missing, even though its opposite equivalent ($) is available??BandEto jump whole words - faster navigation than to have to stop at every punctuationufor undoctrl+rfor redof,F,t,T- jump to (or right before) the nearest given letter (forwards/backwards) (the keybind is always followed by the given char)
Ones I can live without but also useful:
cbinds (ce,cb,cB,cE) - even thoughciwworks??rd<number>d(eg.d2d- delete two lines)
Tl;dr: you have vim mode but clearly no actual vim users in your vicinity, guys
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Enable vim mode, try to use it
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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