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Local Codex Session Browser for VS Code

Open 💬 5 comments Opened Aug 20, 2026 by MathsionYang
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

To address the somewhat cluttered session management in the Codex VS Code extension, I built a plugin that automatically scans sessions and archived_sessions.

  • Browse local Codex sessions by project folder.
  • View user messages, Codex responses, and tool call summaries.
  • Monitor local session changes and refresh automatically.
  • Open the project workspace and jump into the official Codex extension.
  • Restore a selected local session in verified Codex versions.
  • Keep the original Codex session files strictly read-only.

[https://github.com/MathsionYang/CodexChat-](url)

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5 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 8 days ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #38954

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MathsionYang · 8 days ago
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate. * Group the IDE extension's thread list by project (cwd is recorded but not indexed) #38954 _Powered by Codex Action_

@github-actions Thanks for the detection. However, this issue is not a duplicate of #25319.

#25319 is a feature request asking the official Codex extension to add project-based grouping.

This issue was created to showcase/discuss a third-party VS Code extension that I've already developed, which implements the exact "ChatGPT Projects-like" grouping functionality by leveraging the recorded cwd.

Since this is about an existing external solution rather than requesting a new feature from the official repo, it serves a different purpose. I'd like to keep it open for community discussion and reference. Thanks!

MathsionYang · 8 days ago

You can install it right away by searching "CodexChat" in the VS Code extension panel. @tianlrz

kmeierr · 7 days ago
> Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate. > > * Group the IDE extension's thread list by project (cwd is recorded but not indexed) #38954 > > _Powered by Codex Action_ @github-actions Thanks for the detection. However, this issue is not a duplicate of #25319. #25319 is a feature request asking the official Codex extension to add project-based grouping. This issue was created to showcase/discuss a third-party VS Code extension that I've already developed, which implements the exact "ChatGPT Projects-like" grouping functionality by leveraging the recorded cwd. Since this is about an existing external solution rather than requesting a new feature from the official repo, it serves a different purpose. I'd like to keep it open for community discussion and reference. Thanks!

If this is just meant as advertising your extension rather than the mentioned feature request, why do you open an issue here? That's not a Codex issue then.

MathsionYang · 7 days ago
> > Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate. > > > > * Group the IDE extension's thread list by project (cwd is recorded but not indexed) #38954 > > > > _Powered by Codex Action_ > > > @github-actions Thanks for the detection. However, this issue is not a duplicate of #25319. > #25319 is a feature request asking the official Codex extension to add project-based grouping. > This issue was created to showcase/discuss a third-party VS Code extension that I've already developed, which implements the exact "ChatGPT Projects-like" grouping functionality by leveraging the recorded cwd. > Since this is about an existing external solution rather than requesting a new feature from the official repo, it serves a different purpose. I'd like to keep it open for community discussion and reference. Thanks! If this is just meant as advertising your extension rather than the mentioned feature request, why do you open an issue here? That's not a Codex issue then.

@kmeierr I appreciate your concern.

This issue isn't a feature request – it's a showcase of a third-party tool that already solves #25319. Many users have asked for project-based grouping, and my extension delivers that right now using Codex's local data. I believe sharing it here is helpful for the community and may even give the official team ideas.

If this is considered off-topic for issues, I'm happy to relocate it to Discussions or close it. Let me know what works best.