iOS Codex Remote needs project file tree with copyable relative paths

What variant of Codex are you using?

ChatGPT iOS app / Codex Remote connected to Codex on Windows

What feature would you like to see?

When using Codex Remote from an iPad, I need a way to browse the files and folders in the connected project’s workspace.

Currently, I can remotely interact with Codex running on my Windows PC, but I cannot see the project’s folder tree from the iPad. This makes it unnecessarily difficult to give Codex precise instructions about specific files.

Please add a project file explorer/tree to Codex Remote on iOS. It should allow users to:

• Browse the folders and files in the active workspace.
• Select a file or folder and reference it directly in the Codex prompt.
• Copy its path, particularly its path relative to the project/workspace root.
• Ideally tap a file to preview its contents before referencing it.

This is particularly important when using Codex Remote as an alternative to working directly in VS Code. On desktop, I can inspect the repository tree and copy a relative path before telling Codex what I want changed. On iPad Remote, that context is missing, so I either have to remember the path or ask Codex to search for the file first.

The remote connection already gives Codex access to the project. The iOS interface needs to expose enough of that project structure for the user to accurately direct Codex.

Additional information:

Related issues:

#20984 discusses the lack of a discoverable file tree/file picker for remote projects.

#23133 requests copyable file, folder, and workspace-relative paths.

This request specifically concerns bringing those capabilities together in the Codex Remote iOS/iPad interface, where the absence of a project tree substantially limits remote development.

Additional information

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Start by reading related issues #20984 and #23133, then review the Codex Remote iOS/iPad interface and its existing remote workspace behavior. Done means users can browse the active workspace, reference selected files or folders, copy workspace-relative paths, and ideally preview file contents.