Allow renaming task/thread titles to improve history navigation #12564

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

0.4.76

What subscription do you have?

Chatgpt plus

Which IDE are you using?

VS code

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.17.9-76061709-generic x86_64 x86_64

What issue are you seeing?

What is the problem?

In the Codex VS Code extension, task/thread titles stay auto-generated and I can’t edit them.

When I switch between many tasks, it becomes hard to find an older one because I can’t rename titles to something meaningful for my workflow.

Current behavior

• Title is auto-generated
• No option to edit/rename the title in the extension task/thread history
• I have to open multiple tasks/tabs to figure out which one is the one I need

Expected behavior

• Add a Rename action for tasks/threads in the VS Code extension (context menu and/or inline edit)
• Keep auto-generated titles by default, but allow manual override
• Persist custom titles across restarts/sync
• (Optional) add search/filter support that uses renamed titles

Why this matters

Custom naming makes task history much easier to scan and reduces context-switch friction, especially when working on multiple parallel tasks.

Reference UX

ChatGPT web supports editing auto-generated conversation titles. A similar capability in the VS Code extension would solve this issue.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open VS Code with the Codex extension installed.
2. Start multiple tasks/chats so the sidebar/history contains several auto-generated titles.
3. Try to rename one of those task/chat titles from the Codex sidebar/history (context menu/title area/actions).
4. Observe there is no working way to edit the title (it remains auto-generated).
5. Try to return to an older task; it is difficult to identify quickly because custom titles are not possible.

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

Task/chat titles should be editable in the Codex VS Code extension.

Expected:

• A Rename action is available for each task/chat.
• I can replace the auto-generated title with my own title.
• The custom title is saved and shown in history so old tasks are easy to find.