openai / openai/codex

Desktop app: allow opening a local folder from a voice session without manual UI interaction

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app computer-use enhancement
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Description

Summary

In the Codex desktop app, a voice-session agent can clone a repository locally but cannot complete the final "Open Folder" / add-project selection in the Codex UI. Computer-use control is blocked for the Codex app, and no supported programmatic action is available to register the cloned local repository as a project.

Expected behavior

Provide a supported, user-authorized way for a voice-session agent to open a specified local folder as a Codex project, or expose an equivalent action through the desktop integration.

Why this matters

This leaves an otherwise complete workflow with a manual handoff solely to add the already-cloned repository to Codex.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or implementation entry points are identified in the issue. Begin by tracing the Codex desktop integration and its project-add flow; done means a voice-session agent can, with user authorization, register a specified local folder without manual UI interaction.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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