Improve “Branch in New Chat” Context Handling
OpenAI Developer Community
June 28, 2026
Thanks for sharing this idea, @aliexe. I can definitely see why that would be useful, especially for long technical conversations where you want a branch to become a more focused discussion instead of carrying along unrelated history.
Giving users control over how much context is copied, whether that's the full conversation, up to a selected message, AI-generated minimal context, or just the selected message, seems like a thoughtful way to make branching more flexible.
I've passed this along to the team so it can be logged as a feature request. It's a great suggestion, and I appreciate you taking the time to explain both the current limitations and the potential improvements.
-Mark G.
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