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GUI app doesn't support /compact #17469

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GUI app doesn't support /compact#17469
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opened on Apr 11, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Version 26.409.20454 (1462)

What subscription do you have?

Enterprise

What platform is your computer?

MacOS

What issue are you seeing?

Codex app doesn't support /compact like the GUI does. I prefer the GUI in every other respect, but the ability to trigger a /compact manually is critical before starting a long+delicate operation, compaction in the middle inevitably causes quality drop issues.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Try to /compact in the GUI, doesn't work

What is the expected behavior?

Compacts the context just like CLI

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  3. github-actions commented on Apr 11, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Apr 11, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
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    Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

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  4. etraut-openai commented on Apr 11, 2026

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    etraut-openai
    on Apr 11, 2026
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    Please upvote #11325.

  5. etraut-openai
    closed this as a duplicateof Manual /compact command in Codex app #11325 on Apr 11, 2026

  6. snickell commented on Apr 13, 2026

    @snickell
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    on Apr 13, 2026
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    @etraut-openai really appreciate the time you're personally putting into grooming the issue list, under-appreciated team contribution, key for open source crowd input 🙇

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