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Root Cause

/side is the Codex equivalent of a side-question flow that does not pollute the main thread. It is especially useful during long-running App threads, but currently it is not discoverable from the App commands docs.

Code Example

gh search issues --repo openai/codex '"/side" "docs"' --state open --limit 30
# no results

gh search issues --repo openai/codex '"/side" "app" "slash"' --state open --limit 30
# no results
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What issue are you seeing?

/side works in the Codex App, but the Codex App commands page does not list it.

The App commands page currently lists /feedback, /goal, /mcp, /plan, /review, and /status, while the CLI slash command docs list /side as “Start an ephemeral side conversation.”

Expected behavior

Please add /side to the Codex App commands page, since it is supported in the App.

Why this matters

/side is the Codex equivalent of a side-question flow that does not pollute the main thread. It is especially useful during long-running App threads, but currently it is not discoverable from the App commands docs.

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Prior issue search

I checked for likely duplicates before filing:

gh search issues --repo openai/codex '"/side" "docs"' --state open --limit 30
# no results

gh search issues --repo openai/codex '"/side" "app" "slash"' --state open --limit 30
# no results

Related but not duplicates:

  • #18125: original request for side questions, closed after /side was added to CLI.
  • #18884: asks for /btw alias and /recap, not App command docs.
  • #24041: App slash menu hides built-ins like /status and /review, not specifically /side missing from App docs.

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Expected behavior

Please add /side to the Codex App commands page, since it is supported in the App.

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