Codex Panel brings Codex into an Obsidian sidebar. It keeps Codex threads beside your notes, helps you add vault context to prompts, and lets you handle approvals and file changes without switching windows.
2. Run **Codex Panel: Open panel** from the command palette, or select the ribbon icon.
3. In the composer, reference what matters and describe the outcome you want. For example: `@active Summarize this note and suggest the next three actions.`
4. Follow the turn in the panel, respond to requests when needed, and review any file changes before continuing.
A panel is an independent working surface with its own active thread and draft. Open multiple panels when different tasks should stay visible and separate. Regular Codex threads remain available after a panel closes; return to them from **Codex Panel: Open thread...**, panel history, or the Threads view.
For a one-off question alongside the current thread, use `/btw` to open a temporary side chat. To carry context between regular threads without merging their histories, use `/refer <thread> <message>`.
The composer lets you point Codex to relevant material without pasting it into the prompt. Type wikilinks to reference vault files while keeping their names readable. Use `@active` for the active file or `@selection` for the current Markdown selection.
When Obsidian Daily Notes or the daily section of Periodic Notes is enabled, `@today`, `@tomorrow`, and `@yesterday` resolve through its folder and date format. Paste or drop files to save them in the configured attachment folder and reference them from the same prompt. For material outside the vault, `/web <url> [message]` fetches readable page content and attaches it to the next turn without creating a note.
As a turn runs, the panel keeps the conversation together with requests that need your attention. You can answer questions, approve or reject actions, steer the turn with another message, or interrupt it. Plans, goals, tool activity, and agent work remain available when you need to inspect how the task is progressing.
### Review and keep the result
When Codex changes files, open the Obsidian diff view to review the changes and copy the patch. For a focused edit, select Markdown text and run **Codex Panel: Rewrite selection** to request a replacement and review a selection-scoped diff before applying it.
Archive a finished thread with or without saving it as a Markdown note. Saved notes use the configured folder, filename template, and tags; archived threads can later be restored or permanently deleted from settings.
Codex Panel is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See `LICENSE`.
The generated TypeScript bindings under `src/generated/app-server/` are generated from OpenAI Codex CLI app-server types. See `NOTICE` for upstream attribution.
