Unable to create custom "/" commands.

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Dec 13, 2025 by michaelwa Closed Dec 14, 2025

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex is running?

v0.72.0

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.1-codex-max medium

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.17.4-76061704-generic x86_64 x86_64

What issue are you seeing?

i do not have access to the features described in the documentation, custom "/" commands.

https://developers.openai.com/codex/guides/slash-commands#create-your-own-slash-commands-with-custom-prompts

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019b1984-

What is the expected behavior?

ability to run custom "/" commands from either "prompts" or "tools".

Additional information

_No response_

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6 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 8 months ago

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

#7975
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etraut-openai contributor · 8 months ago

We're not aware of any problems with this feature. Many codex users depend on it. Perhaps this is a configuration issue.

Can you describe the specific steps you've tried?

michaelwa · 8 months ago

Here is an overview of my setup.
[image: image.png]
When I type in other "/" commands there is an indicator below.
[image: image.png]
When I type "/prompts" there is no indicator that there is "/" command
starting with these letters.
[image: image.png]
codex version is codex-cli 0.72.0.

Not sure what else I can provide here but let me know.

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etraut-openai left a comment (openai/codex#7993) <https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7993#issuecomment-3649821781> This feature should work fine. Many codex users depend on it. Can you describe the specific steps you've tried? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7993#issuecomment-3649821781>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAZX3RMOFZKWJYEYYLMEDL4BR7ITAVCNFSM6AAAAACO6SA362VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTMNBZHAZDCNZYGE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.***>

Proview-China · 8 months ago

以下是我的设置概览。[图片：image.png] 当我输入其他以“/”开头的命令时，下方会显示一个指示器。[图片：image.png] 但当我输入“/prompts”时，却没有指示器显示存在以这些字母开头的“/”命令。[图片：image.png] codex 版本为 codex-cli 0.72.0。我不确定还能提供什么信息，如有需要请告知。 […](#)

You can try configuring the codex_home path, or try reinstalling via npm install -g @openai/codex@0.72.0. After that, verify that the absolute path to ~/.codex/prompts/example.md is correct.

michaelwa · 8 months ago

Okay, that helped me identify where I went wrong. The font in the
documentation made the "~" hard to read when creating the prompts
directory. It needs to be in the ~/.codex directory and not in
<project>/.codex directory. Which seems strange to me that mean prompts can
only be global rather than project specific.

Thank you for your help!

On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM Proview @.***> wrote:

Proview-China left a comment (openai/codex#7993) <https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7993#issuecomment-3651571704> 以下是我的设置概览。[图片：image.png] 当我输入其他以“/”开头的命令时，下方会显示一个指示器。[图片：image.png] 但当我输入“/prompts”时，却没有指示器显示存在以这些字母开头的“/”命令。[图片：image.png] codex 版本为 codex-cli 0.72.0。我不确定还能提供什么信息，如有需要请告知。 … <#m_3740808552583003031_> You can try configuring the codex_home path, or try reinstalling via npm install -g @@. After that, verify that the absolute path to ~/.codex/prompts/example.md is correct. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7993#issuecomment-3651571704>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAZX3T64D5V2FAGFQR5UHL4BWDI7AVCNFSM6AAAAACO6SA362VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTMNJRGU3TCNZQGQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.>

Proview-China · 8 months ago

好的，这帮我找到了问题所在。文档中的字体导致创建提示目录时“~”符号难以辨认。它应该放在 ~/.codex 目录下，而不是 <project>/.codex 目录下。这让我觉得很奇怪，难道提示只能是全局的，而不能是项目特定的吗？谢谢你的帮助！ […](#)

LMAO. wtf a ~ can be mistakenly read for the fonts hard to distinguish.
the "~" and the "-" ought to have its distinct appearance.