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

1# Codex IDE extension commands1# Codex IDE extension commands

2 2 

3Reference for Codex IDE extension commands and keyboard shortcuts

4 

5Use these commands to control Codex from the VS Code Command Palette. You can also bind them to keyboard shortcuts.3Use these commands to control Codex from the VS Code Command Palette. You can also bind them to keyboard shortcuts.

6 4 

7## Assign a key binding5## Assign a key binding

19| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |17| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |

20| `chatgpt.addToThread` | - | Add selected text range as context for the current thread |18| `chatgpt.addToThread` | - | Add selected text range as context for the current thread |

21| `chatgpt.addFileToThread` | - | Add the entire file as context for the current thread |19| `chatgpt.addFileToThread` | - | Add the entire file as context for the current thread |

22| `chatgpt.newChat` | macOS: `Cmd+N` Windows/Linux: `Ctrl+N` | Create a new thread |20| `chatgpt.newChat` | macOS: `Cmd+N`<br/>Windows/Linux: `Ctrl+N` | Create a new thread |

23| `chatgpt.implementTodo` | - | Ask Codex to address the selected TODO comment |21| `chatgpt.implementTodo` | - | Ask Codex to address the selected TODO comment |

24| `chatgpt.newCodexPanel` | - | Create a new Codex panel |22| `chatgpt.newCodexPanel` | - | Create a new Codex panel |

25| `chatgpt.openSidebar` | - | Opens the Codex sidebar panel |23| `chatgpt.openSidebar` | - | Opens the Codex sidebar panel |

26 

27[Previous

28 

29Settings](https://developers.openai.com/codex/ide/settings)[Next

30 

31Slash commands](https://developers.openai.com/codex/ide/slash-commands)