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.
2 Comments
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:
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.
@tibo-openai Here's a very rough mockup:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2d3178aa-fe89-4b82-9bc6-f241931f38ba