Most-upvoted open issues: Claude Code vs Codex vs Gemini CLI
Open issues sorted by 👍 reactions on the three official repositories, from the GitHub search API. A gap map: what users ask for loudest that is still open.
anthropics/claude-code: 11,679 open issues
Top 40 hold 13,450 thumbs-up between them; full 40 in the JSON.
openai/codex: 18,276 open issues
| 👍 | Issue | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| 498 | LSP integration (auto-detect + auto-install) for Codex CLI | 2026-01-05 |
| 459 | Please make "/undo" back | 2026-01-14 |
| 397 | Codex Desktop for macOS repeatedly triggers `syspolicyd` / `trustd` CPU and memory runaway | 2026-06-01 |
| 235 | IDE-integrated diff / approval | 2025-08-31 |
| 230 | Voice transcription for IDE extension | 2025-08-31 |
| 224 | CLI: Add /rewind checkpoint restore that reverts both chat context and Codex-applied code edits | 2026-02-12 |
| 210 | Add setting to disable the auto-resolve in 60 seconds for questions | 2026-06-18 |
| 198 | Play a sound when Codex finishes a prompt / task | 2025-09-20 |
| 196 | Support standalone Windows installer (`codex-setup.exe`) | 2026-03-08 |
| 189 | Customizable status line | 2026-04-14 |
| 189 | PDF support | 2025-08-02 |
| 168 | Support 1M token context for GPT-5.5 in Codex | 2026-04-24 |
| 164 | Make the temporary removal of the 5-hour usage limit permanent | 2026-07-18 |
| 143 | Search @ cannot search from directories excluded by .gitignore | 2025-08-30 |
| 131 | Adhere to XDG Base Desktop Specification on Linux platforms | 2025-08-08 |
Top 40 hold 5,943 thumbs-up between them; full 40 in the JSON.
google-gemini/gemini-cli: 551 open issues
Top 40 hold 773 thumbs-up between them; full 40 in the JSON.
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