One thing? A real Codex Control Center.
One place that gives users continuity, transparency and direct feedback instead of leaving us guessing.
I’d want it to include:
1. Usage transparency
Click the usage meter and see exactly where your limits went:
→ which model/session consumed it
→ how much each task used
→ context/tool usage
→ retries or long-running work
→ estimated reasons why that run was expensive
→ suggestions for doing the same work with less quota
Right now I can have one serious Pro session consume a huge part of my weekly allowance, but I have almost no way to understand why.
2. Automatic checkpoint before limits run out
When only ~3–5% remains, Codex should automatically create a full project checkpoint:
→ current task/state
→ what was already completed
→ remaining work
→ important decisions
→ relevant files/context
→ next exact step
Then, when the limit resets, I should be able to press Continue and Codex resumes from exactly where it stopped instead of rebuilding the context from scratch.
3. “Report this run” + two-way support
If something seems wrong, let me attach the affected run/chat, screenshots, logs, timestamps and optionally account/org information.
OpenAI could inspect the actual session and answer in the same thread.
Not just “Send feedback” into a black box — actual two-way diagnostics.
4. Codex should ask when product intent is ambiguous
This is especially important when building UI.
If I say “add this feature,” Codex shouldn’t randomly decide where the button goes, how users discover it, or what the UX should be.
Ask me:
“Where should users access this?”
Or even better, propose 2–3 options:
A — in the sidebar
B — inside Settings
C — contextual button on the relevant page
Then let me choose before implementation.
Codex is extremely good at building software.
The next step IMO is making it better at preserving intent, explaining its resource usage, and building software for the end user — not just for the developer talking to it.
That would be a huge upgrade.
What’s one thing that’s missing in codex that you wish we had?