OpenAI adds faster steering for running Codex tasks in the ChatGPT desktop app
Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app is rolling out faster follow-up steering, with a setting to choose whether new messages affect the current run or the next one.
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OpenAI is rolling out Faster steering in Codex for the ChatGPT desktop app. A follow-up message can reach a running task sooner, letting a user correct its approach, provide missing information, or change direction while work is underway. (https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes)
Choose how follow-ups are handled
Under Settings → General → Follow-up behavior, users can choose whether a follow-up message steers the current run or waits for the next run. The release note describes this as a rollout and does not specify a completion date, plan eligibility, or regional limits. Check the setting in the desktop app rather than assuming it is already enabled for every account.
This announcement concerns Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app. It is separate from Codex CLI releases and does not, by itself, document changes to Codex’s API or the local command-line agent.
Source
- OpenAI Help Center — ChatGPT release notes, “Faster steering in Codex” (October 8, 2026): https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes
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