I hope the Codex app can support a plugin system like VSCode’s.

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust, vscode
Domain
desktop, developer-experience, tooling

Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the Codex app's extension and UI architecture, then define the plugin scope, theme support, and chat customization requirements before implementation; done requires an agreed design and validated plugin behavior.

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Description

app enhancement skills
What variant of Codex are you using?

App

What feature would you like to see?

I hope the Codex app can support a plugin system similar to that of VSCode, allowing users to develop their own plugins to expand the app’s functionality.

  1. Supports customizing the theme of the Codex app.
  2. Customize the chat interface of Codex, such as displaying the project directory tree and managing skills installed within the project.
Additional information

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