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[Feature request][Windows] Bring Record & Replay workflow-to-skill recording to the desktop app

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Description

What variant of Codex are you using?

Codex desktop app on Windows.

What feature would you like to see?

Please bring Record & Replay to Windows, with the same integrated demonstration-to-skill workflow currently documented for macOS:

  1. Start recording from within the desktop app, with explicit recording consent and visible start/stop controls.
  2. Demonstrate a workflow across browser and Windows applications.
  3. Have Codex turn the demonstration into an editable, reusable skill that identifies inputs, steps, and success checks.
  4. Ask Codex to run that skill later with different inputs, using the tools available in the current environment.

My goal is to teach Codex a recurring workflow by showing it once, rather than manually documenting every step or maintaining a separate automation tool. The resulting skill should capture the procedure and variable inputs, not merely replay fixed click coordinates.

Additional information

The official guide currently lists Record & Replay as available on macOS: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/record-and-replay

Existing Windows alternatives cover only parts of this experience: desktop automation tools can record and execute scripts, while documentation tools can generate step-by-step guides that must then be adapted into a Codex skill. An integrated Windows workflow would remove that extra setup and handoff.

Could the team consider Windows support and, if possible, clarify whether it is planned? A supported preview or a documented initial scope would also be useful.

This is a feature request, not a report of a broken macOS feature. Drafted and submitted with Codex assistance at my request.

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Research direction

Start with the linked Record & Replay guide for the existing macOS workflow, then inspect how the Windows desktop app currently handles recording and skill execution. Define an initial Windows scope covering consent, visible controls, cross-application demonstrations, editable skills, variable inputs, and success checks; done means that workflow is supported and documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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