codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Stash follow-up prompts while Codex is running

What variant of Codex are you using?

App

What feature would you like to see?

Related to #2617 and #2966, but I think this is a slightly different workflow.

Right now, when Codex is working, follow-up messages mostly fall into two categories:

1. Queue the message and let Codex process it after the current task finishes.
2. Send/steer immediately when the message is urgent enough to interrupt or pivot the current task.

I would like to propose a third category: a session-level “stash” for follow-up prompts.

A stashed prompt would appear near the current queued messages, but it would not be submitted automatically. It would just stay there until the user explicitly sends it, edits it, merges it with another prompt, or deletes it.

The use case is: while Codex is working, I often think of follow-up questions, alternative directions, cleanup tasks, or “ask this next” ideas. They are relevant to this exact chat/session, but I do not necessarily want Codex to run them as soon as the current task finishes. First I want to see whether the current task completed correctly, whether more feedback is needed, and only then decide which follow-ups should actually be sent.

Today the workaround is to keep these ideas in the input box, move them to a separate scratch file, or put them into a general TODO list. None of those fit very well. These are not durable project TODOs, and they may not belong to the whole feature or repository. They are temporary, session-scoped prompts that belong next to the conversation.

Possible UX:

• queued prompt: automatically sent after the current task;
• urgent/steer prompt: sent immediately;
• stashed prompt: saved in the session, but only sent manually.

This would make the running-session workflow smoother without turning every idea into an automatic instruction for the model.

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