Show agent-started dev servers and background processes in Codex Desktop

What variant of Codex are you using?

App

What feature would you like to see?

Feature request

When Codex Desktop starts long-running local processes such as:

• npm run dev
• Next.js / Vite dev servers
• Python web servers
• Docker-related processes
• other background commands

there should be a dedicated place in the app where the user can see and manage them.

Current problem

Codex may start a localhost development server during a task, but afterwards it is not obvious which processes are still running.

To find them, I currently need to leave Codex and use tools such as:

lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -n -P
ps aux

This is especially difficult when working across multiple Codex threads or projects.

Since Codex started the process, it would be useful for Codex to retain and expose that information in the UI.

Suggested UI

A "Running processes" or "Dev servers" view could show:

• Project / worktree
• Command
• PID
• Port
• Localhost URL
• Start time / duration
• Current status

With actions such as:

• Open localhost URL
• View logs
• Stop
• Restart

Example:

Running processes

● localhost:3000
  npm run dev
  project: my-next-app
  PID 48231

  [Open] [Logs] [Restart] [Stop]

This would make it much easier to understand what Codex has left running and avoid orphaned development servers or background processes.

Related issues

Related, but not quite the same:

• #37213 — visibility of commands being run in Codex Desktop
• #7932 — background process handling / missing job control in Codex CLI
• #26773 — Codex Desktop process cleanup / leaked processes
• #32948 — insufficient visibility into whether tasks are actually still running

Additional information

No response

Start by reading related issues #37213, #7932, #26773, and #32948 to understand existing command visibility, background-process handling, cleanup, and task-status work. Then identify the Codex Desktop process-management and UI entry points. Done means users can see and manage Codex-started processes across projects, including their command, status, and available open, logs, stop, and restart actions.