Discover chats created by other Codex clients without reconnecting the remote tunnel
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Description
Type: Feature Request
Window: Agents
## Summary
Agent Window should discover chats created by other Codex clients, such as the
Codex VS Code extension, while the remote tunnel remains connected.
Currently, the chat list appears to depend on the initial `thread/list` result
and connection-local `thread/started` notifications. Chats created through a
different client are not discovered until the tunnel is disconnected and
reconnected.
## Problem
When multiple clients share the same remote Codex session storage:
- Agent Window is connected through a remote tunnel.
- A new chat is created using the Codex VS Code extension.
- The chat is persisted successfully.
- Agent Window does not display it, even after refreshing its interface.
- Disconnecting and reconnecting the tunnel causes the chat to appear.
Example: a chat named `Diagnosticar chats no visibles` only appeared after
reconnecting the tunnel.
## Expected behavior
Agent Window should discover persisted chats created by any compatible Codex
client without requiring a tunnel reconnection.
## Suggested implementation
Reconcile the recent conversation list using `thread/list` through one or more
of these mechanisms:
1. Poll `thread/list` at a reasonable interval while the chat list is visible.
2. Refetch when Agent Window or the chat list gains focus.
3. Ensure the refresh action invalidates the cached recent-conversations query
and performs a real `thread/list` request.
4. Optionally watch the shared session database/storage for changes.
This should complement connection-local `thread/started` notifications rather
than require every external Codex client to broadcast events to Agent Window.
## Acceptance criteria
- Connect Agent Window to a remote workspace through a tunnel.
- Create a chat from the Codex VS Code extension.
- The new chat appears in Agent Window without reconnecting the tunnel.
- The update happens automatically or after using the refresh action.
- No duplicate chats are introduced by reconciliation.
## Environment
- Codex VS Code extension: 26.5818.41705
- Remote environment: Linux x64
- Connection: VS Code remote tunnel
- Agent Window version: [add version]
- VS Code version: [add version]
- Local operating system: [add version]
VS Code version: Code 1.135.0 (08d4889f9ec4a1685d257b9b95de036c8e1ce1e5, 2026-08-25T14:26:52Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
System Info
|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor (16 x 4700)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x2783 [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER], DRIVER_VENDOR=NVIDIA, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.15.9186 *ACTIVE*
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x13c0 [AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.11034.2
GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8972
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|61.56GB (36.01GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 00621111-79ab-4efb-b417-732e1e784d50|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|Remote|Container nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:25.06-py3 (sam3_container) @ desktop-linux|
|OS|Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2|
|CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor (12 x 0)|
|Memory (System)|39.17GB (35.68GB free)|
|VM|0%|
Extensions (5)
Name|Identifier|Author|Version
---|---|---|---
Stata Enhanced|kylebarron.stata-enhanced|kylebarron|1.6.1
Jupyter Keymap|ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap|ms-toolsai|1.1.2
Remote Development|ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack|ms-vscode-remote|0.26.0
XML|redhat.vscode-xml|redhat|0.29.3
vscode-pdf|tomoki1207.pdf|tomoki1207|1.2.2
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