Support Codex Remote control from desktop and Linux apps
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
Feature request
Please add Codex Remote host selection and remote task control to the ChatGPT/Codex desktop app, including Linux.
Use case
I use a Steam Deck as a portable development device and want it to act as a control plane for Codex running on another computer. Today, the documented Remote experience is centered on mobile, which leaves desktop-class portable Linux devices without a native way to control a connected Codex host.
Desired capabilities
- Select a connected host and workspace from the desktop/Linux app
- Start and steer remote tasks
- Respond to approval requests
- Review diffs and task results
- Manage multiple connected machines
- Preserve the security and host-boundary model of the existing Remote experience
Why this matters
A native desktop/Linux Remote client would be more reliable and accessible than running an emulated mobile app or a full remote-desktop session. It would also make devices such as the Steam Deck useful portable Codex control consoles without requiring the code to execute locally.
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
The issue does not name files, tests, or an entry point. Begin by locating the existing Remote experience and the desktop/Linux app entry point, then map host selection, task control, approvals, diffs, and multi-machine support. Done means desktop and Linux clients provide the requested Remote capabilities while preserving the existing security and host-boundary model.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, rust
- Domain
- desktop, distributed-systems, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100