Desktop app: add saved model/reasoning presets with assignable hotkeys

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 25, 2026 by lazzy-77

Summary

Please add first-class saved model configurations in the Codex desktop app, with optional keyboard shortcuts for switching between them.

Use case

I regularly switch between model/reasoning combinations such as:

  • Luna Max — GPT-5.6 Luna with Max reasoning
  • Terra High — GPT-5.6 Terra with High reasoning
  • Sol Medium — GPT-5.6 Sol with Medium reasoning

Today, switching requires opening the model controls and changing the model and reasoning level manually. I would like to save these as named presets and bind each preset to a configurable hotkey.

Proposed behavior

  • Add a Settings UI for creating, editing, deleting, and reordering named model presets.
  • A preset should bundle at least the model and reasoning effort.
  • Show saved presets alongside the raw model/reasoning options in the model picker.
  • Allow each preset to have an optional keyboard shortcut.
  • Applying a preset should update the active thread or next turn without discarding the current prompt or conversation context.
  • Clearly show the active preset in the composer or status area.
  • Respect account availability, workspace policy, and model rollout restrictions.

Why this would help

This would make it much faster to choose the right quality/latency tradeoff for a task while preserving preferred workflows. It would also avoid forcing users to configure model and reasoning settings separately.

Related requests:

  • #9807 asks for a keyboard shortcut to switch models in the CLI/TUI.
  • #14356 asks for dedicated reasoning-depth hotkeys.

This request is specifically about saved model+reasoning presets and native support in the Codex desktop app.

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2 Comments

azolotov · 26 days ago

This matches my workflow, with one important addition: saved presets should include speed/service tier as well as model and reasoning effort.

Within the GPT-5.6 family alone, there are 36 possible model × effort × speed combinations. I regularly use only 3–5 setups, such as:

  • Luna · Medium · Fast
  • Sol · Medium · Standard
  • Sol · Max · Standard

I’d like to configure these once and select them with one click. Optional keyboard shortcuts would be useful, but direct preset buttons in the model picker are the primary need.

azolotov · 24 days ago