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[macOS][Pets] Option+Space opens Pet, but its shortcut is missing from Keyboard Shortcuts settings

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Description

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

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What subscription do you have?

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What platform is your computer?

macOS. Exact OS version not collected.

What issue are you seeing?

Option+Space opens the Pet overlay, but I cannot find a corresponding Pet shortcut entry in the app's Keyboard Shortcuts settings. I want to remove this shortcut, and currently cannot find a way to modify or disable it.

This report is based on my observed behavior and settings search. It does not establish whether the cause is a bug, a build-specific limitation, or a feature rollout difference.

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. With the desktop app running, press Option+Space.
  2. Observe that the Pet appears.
  3. Open Keyboard Shortcuts settings and look for the Pet activation shortcut.
  4. No corresponding entry can be found, leaving no discoverable way to change or remove the binding.
What is the expected behavior?
  • Expose the Pet activation shortcut in Keyboard Shortcuts settings, with discoverable names such as Show pet or Toggle Pet.
  • Allow the binding to be changed or cleared entirely, including an explicit None/Disabled option.
  • Disabling it should release Option+Space and persist across app restarts and updates.
Additional information

The official Pets documentation at https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pets lists Option+Space as the macOS default and says Show pet can be changed in Settings > Keyboard shortcuts. That does not match the settings available to me. Please fix the missing setting or clarify any version/availability requirements, and provide a supported way to disable the shortcut.

Related reports found during search: #42258 (Control+Space conflict) and #44775 (custom Pet shortcut does not invoke the overlay). This report specifically concerns the Option+Space binding being active while its settings entry cannot be found.

Submitted with the user's authorization by their assistant. The reproduction observations above are user-reported, not independently reproduced by the assistant. No logs or conversation transcript are attached.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Option+Space behavior on macOS, then inspect the app's Keyboard Shortcuts settings and Pet activation entry point. Done means the Pet shortcut is discoverable, can be changed or disabled, releases Option+Space, and persists across restarts and updates.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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