codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex Desktop: allow configuring the default folder for new projects

Feature request

Please add a Codex Desktop setting for the default parent folder used when creating new projects.

Current behavior

When creating a new project from Codex Desktop, the project folder is created in ~/Documents by default.

For users who create many projects, this scatters Codex workspaces directly inside Documents:

~/Documents/Project A
~/Documents/Project B
~/Documents/Project C

This is inconvenient when the user wants all Codex projects grouped under one parent directory.

Desired behavior

Add a setting such as:

Default projects folder:
~/Documents/Codex/Projects

Then, when the user creates a new project named Docker, Codex would create:

~/Documents/Codex/Projects/Docker

instead of:

~/Documents/Docker

Additional nice-to-have behavior

• Remember the last folder used for project creation
• Allow choosing a default projects folder during onboarding
• Allow moving an existing project folder into the default projects folder
• Offer "Create project from folder" and "Create new project under default folder" as distinct actions

Why this matters

Codex project folders are long-lived workspaces, not disposable chat artifacts. Users who keep many projects need a tidy project root, especially when syncing, backing up, or browsing projects in Finder.

In my case, I want this structure:

~/Documents/Codex/Projects/Gadgets
~/Documents/Codex/Projects/Useful for Mac
~/Documents/Codex/Projects/Finance
~/Documents/Codex/Projects/DevOps
~/Documents/Codex/Projects/Docker
~/Documents/Codex/Projects/TypeScript + Vue.js

Without a default project folder setting, every new project has to be manually moved/opened to keep this organized.

Environment

• Codex Desktop on macOS
• Codex app version: 26.527.31326