Add Look Up to IDE extension selected-text menu
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
What variant of Codex are you using?
IDE Extension (Cursor, macOS)
What feature would you like to see?
When I select a word in a Codex response, it'd be great to have a Look Up action that shows a short dictionary definition inline or in a small popover. Currently, looking up an unfamiliar word means switching to a browser and searching there. Desired flow is:
- Select a word in Codex response
- Right-click and choose “Look Up”
- Read definition without leaving Cursor
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the IDE extension entry point that builds the selected-text context menu; the issue does not name a file or test. Trace how actions are presented in Cursor on macOS, then identify the existing UI or service boundary for showing inline results. Done means a selected word exposes “Look Up” and displays a short definition without leaving Cursor.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, rust
- Domain
- desktop, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100