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  "path": "/t/feature-request-bring-back-the-file-explorer-button-in-codex/1380166#post_8",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T08:52:19.000Z",
  "site": "https://community.openai.com",
  "tags": [
    "VS Code OpenAI Codex extension",
    "VSCode source code control"
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  "textContent": "Welcome to the forum!\n\nagho:\n\n> I often need to quickly inspect the project structure, open files, check where generated or edited files are located, and understand the codebase visually\n\nAs a developer, I cannot imagine an IDE without an integrated file explorer.\n\nI use Codex on Windows 11 with VS Code and the VS Code OpenAI Codex extension.\n\nThe extension already provides many GUI-based capabilities. The file exploring functionality is integrated through the VSCode source code control, for example:\n\nWhile not the solution you seek, an idea that may help.\n\nThanks for reporting the issue.",
  "title": "Feature Request: Bring Back the File Explorer Button in Codex"
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