Add "Delete" option to Task context menu

[jimmylee850328]

What feature would you like to see?

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Yes. currently, I cannot permanently delete tasks in the VSCode IDE with CODEX plugin.

When I right-click on a specific task, the context menu only shows clipboard actions:

• Cut
• Copy
• Paste

Additionally, the main UI only provides an "Archive" option. There is no way to delete a task entirely. This leads to a cluttered workspace with unwanted tasks that can only be hidden (archived) but not removed.

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like a "Delete" option to be added to the right-click context menu for Tasks.

Expected Behavior:

1. User right-clicks on a Task.
2. The menu displays: Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
3. Clicking Delete triggers a confirmation prompt (e.g., "Are you sure you want to delete this task?").
4. Upon confirmation, the task is permanently removed.

Describe alternatives you've considered

• Archiving: I currently have to archive tasks I want to delete, but this is not a true deletion and just moves them to a different list.
• Cut: Using "Cut" (Ctrl+X) implies moving the item, not deleting it.

Additional information

Current Right-click Menu:

[ Cut ]
[ Copy ]
[ Paste ]
(Missing Delete)

Current UI:

Only allows "Archive".

[milisp]

You can use https://github.com/milisp/codexia to delete them.

[LevYas]

Very strange that this is not a basic feature by default, I'd rather have delete than archive.
Linking the discussion, quite a lot of people requested this #1442

[djrarky]

Surely this is a breach of GDPR?

[quantuminformation]

what was the thought process with no delete?

[Jerryx0709]

Still nothing?

[femibadmus-tolaram]

bro, just let me delete this chat before i go

[etraut-openai]

If you're concerned about clutter in the UI, you can use the existing "Archive" command.

Surely this is a breach of GDPR?

All session data is stored locally in the ~/.codex/sessions directory. You can delete them manually if you want. Totally under your control.

[Jerryx0709]

Still though, the things are still there and I can still see my message history even after deleting the file (For some reason)

[etraut-openai]

Did you restart the extension after deleting the file?

[Jerryx0709]

Yeah, I noticed it only after I restarted for the update. Still, makes no sense that we can’t just delete it from the Ui but we can just do it by deleting the file. Why not making our lives easier?

[liraz747]

If you're concerned about clutter in the UI, you can use the existing "Archive" command.

Surely this is a breach of GDPR?

All session data is stored locally in the ~/.codex/sessions directory. You can delete them manually if you want. Totally under your control.

I'm very confused- if you can manually delete it, why not also make it a built-in option in the app to make it easier for users? It's a very simple action that's expected to be in the UI and not something you're supposed to be doing manually, and I'm pretty sure it's just a few lines of code to add that option in the UI to the context menu since it's really just deleting a file
I'm sure everyone using Codex would appreciate if you could add this simple feature

[mkormendy]

I'm very confused- if you can manually delete it, why not also make it a built-in option in the app to make it easier for users? It's a very simple action that's expected to be in the UI and not something you're supposed to be doing manually, and I'm pretty sure it's just a few lines of code to add that option in the UI to the context menu since it's really just deleting a file I'm sure everyone using Codex would appreciate if you could add this simple feature

Why not develop an action in your project that allows you to delete them? I just ran this prompt in my project and it produced quite a nice little script that I add to my project's specific actions.

Generate a user interface in the style of Codex CLI as a bash script that I can use to select the different threads in a project's session folder in Codex and delete it. Be sure to retrieve the name of the thread like it appears in Codex or the user prompt so I can identify it easily

[djrarky]

If you're concerned about clutter in the UI, you can use the existing "Archive" command.

Surely this is a breach of GDPR?

All session data is stored locally in the ~/.codex/sessions directory. You can delete them manually if you want. Totally under your control.

@etraut-openai - perfect, how do I delete that on codex web however?