app/commands.md Codex Docs, 2026-02-19 20:37 UTC → 2026-05-07 20:02 UTC

1# Codex app commands1# Codex app commands

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3Reference for Codex app commands and keyboard shortcuts

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5Use these commands and keyboard shortcuts to navigate the Codex app.3Use these commands and keyboard shortcuts to navigate the Codex app.

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7## Keyboard shortcuts5## Keyboard shortcuts

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9| | Action | macOS shortcut |7| | Action | macOS shortcut |

10| --- | --- | --- |8| ----------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

11| **General** | | |9| **General** | | |

12| | Command menu | <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>P</kbd> or <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd> |10| | Command menu | <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>P</kbd> or <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd> |

13| | Settings | <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>,</kbd> |11| | Settings | <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>,</kbd> |

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39You can also explicitly invoke skills by typing `$` in the thread composer. See [Skills](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills).37You can also explicitly invoke skills by typing `$` in the thread composer. See [Skills](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills).

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41Enabled skills also appear in the slash command list (for example, `/imagegen`).39Enabled skills also appear in the slash command list.

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43### Available slash commands41### Available slash commands

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50| `/review` | Start code review mode to review uncommitted changes or compare against a base branch. |48| `/review` | Start code review mode to review uncommitted changes or compare against a base branch. |

51| `/status` | Show the thread ID, context usage, and rate limits. |49| `/status` | Show the thread ID, context usage, and rate limits. |

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53## See also51## Deeplinks

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55- [Features](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/features)53The Codex app registers the `codex://` URL scheme so links can open specific parts of the app directly.

56- [Settings](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/settings)54 

55| Deeplink | Opens | Supported query parameters |

56| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |

57| `codex://settings` | Settings. | None. |

58| `codex://skills` | Skills. | None. |

59| `codex://automations` | Inbox in automation create mode. | None. |

60| `codex://threads/<thread-id>` | A local thread. `<thread-id>` must be a UUID. | None. |

61| `codex://new` | A new thread. | Optional: `prompt`, `originUrl`, `path`. |

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58[Previous63For new-thread deeplinks:

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60Local Environments](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/local-environments)[Next65- `prompt` sets the initial composer text.

66- `path` must be an absolute path to a local directory and, when valid, makes that directory the active workspace for the new thread.

67- `originUrl` tries to match one of your current workspace roots by Git remote URL. If both `path` and `originUrl` are present, Codex resolves `path` first.

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62Troubleshooting](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/troubleshooting)69## See also

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71- [Features](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/features)

72- [Settings](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/settings)