openai / openai/codex

Type-in substring or fuzzy search for subagent names in the /subagents list (multi-agent V2)

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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.147.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

No response

What platform is your computer?

No response

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

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Codex doctor report

What issue are you seeing?

Recently I noticed codex inserts multi-agent V2 subagents at random locations in the subagent list. In the shared thread with 647 subagents, I found one of the recently subagents at 55th place in the list. Searching them by navingating up and down arrows in the tiny subagent 'viewport' (just 8 positions) is impractical.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019fd085-12c4-71d1-a6eb-f3c461356846

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

Either permit substring or fuzzy search by subagent name via type-in after /subagents command (multi-agent V2 gives subagents semantic names), or separate currently active from currently inactive subagents in the list

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Research direction

Start at the /subagents command and inspect the list navigation and its eight-position viewport, using the uploaded thread as a reproduction reference. Clarify whether the intended completion is substring or fuzzy name search, or separating active and inactive subagents, then verify the chosen behavior makes distant subagents practical to find.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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