Summary
In Codex Desktop, built-in slash commands appear to be searchable only by the localized display text for the current UI language. The canonical English command names are not searchable in a localized UI.
Environment
- Codex Desktop: 26.429.61741 (2429)
- Platform: macOS
- UI language: zh-CN
Reproduction
- Set Codex Desktop UI language to Chinese (Simplified).
- Open the slash command picker from the composer.
- Search for
compact.
Actual behavior
The compact command is not found when searching for compact.
The command is displayed and searchable only as /压缩, with the description 压缩此线程的上下文.
This appears to apply to built-in commands generally: command discovery follows the localized UI text, not the canonical English command name.
Expected behavior
Slash command search should match both:
- the canonical English command name, for example
compact
- the localized display label, for example
压缩
The command can still be displayed in the localized language, but the search index should include stable canonical aliases.
Why this matters
Many users work in localized UI but still learn, document, discuss, and type slash commands by their English canonical names. For example, /compact is easier to type and more commonly referenced than /压缩 for bilingual users.
This also makes GitHub issue discussions and documentation harder to follow: users may think a command is missing when it is present but only discoverable through the localized label.
Summary
In Codex Desktop, built-in slash commands appear to be searchable only by the localized display text for the current UI language. The canonical English command names are not searchable in a localized UI.
Environment
Reproduction
compact.Actual behavior
The compact command is not found when searching for
compact.The command is displayed and searchable only as
/压缩, with the description压缩此线程的上下文.This appears to apply to built-in commands generally: command discovery follows the localized UI text, not the canonical English command name.
Expected behavior
Slash command search should match both:
compact压缩The command can still be displayed in the localized language, but the search index should include stable canonical aliases.
Why this matters
Many users work in localized UI but still learn, document, discuss, and type slash commands by their English canonical names. For example,
/compactis easier to type and more commonly referenced than/压缩for bilingual users.This also makes GitHub issue discussions and documentation harder to follow: users may think a command is missing when it is present but only discoverable through the localized label.