openai / openai/codex

Add a keyboard shortcut to delete conversations

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Description

What variant of Codex are you using?

App macOS Version: 26.908.70816

What feature would you like to see?

Please add a keyboard shortcut for deleting the currently selected or open conversation in the macOS app.

Currently, deleting a conversation requires using the mouse or trackpad to open the conversation menu and select Delete. This interrupts keyboard-driven navigation.

A shortcut such as ⌘⇧⌫ could trigger the existing delete action for the selected conversation. The existing confirmation dialog should still appear before the conversation is permanently deleted.

Additional information

It would also be useful to expose the Delete Conversation action in the macOS menu bar.

That would make the command discoverable and would allow users to assign or customize the shortcut through System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → App Shortcuts.

The app already supports keyboard-focused navigation such as ⌘K, so adding a delete shortcut would make conversation management more consistent and reduce the need to switch between the keyboard and mouse.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

First verify that the macOS app is implemented in this repository, since the repository is described as a terminal coding agent. Locate the existing conversation Delete action and the keyboard navigation entry point, then determine how macOS menu-bar commands are defined. Done means the selected or open conversation can invoke the existing confirmation flow from a shortcut and a discoverable menu action.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
macos, rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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