Codex Fork as first class CLI command
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CLI
enhancement
session
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 125k
- Forks
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- PR merge metrics
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Description
What variant of Codex are you using?
CLI
What feature would you like to see?
Would be great to get codex fork , can you make it happen?
Additional information
Sometimes I want to fork out of running session and I do not want to kill it to just fork it.
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 CLI command definitions and the code that manages running sessions; the issue names no file or test. Trace how a live session is identified, then establish the expected behavior for codex fork <id> without stopping the original session and verify that the fork can be continued independently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100