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Hello Codex team,

I am currently using Codex inside Visual Studio Code and I really appreciate the ability to choose between Local and Cloud execution modes.

However, for my workflow, I rely exclusively on Cloud tasks and I never want tasks to run locally. At the moment, the extension always defaults to Local mode, which requires manually switching to Cloud for every task.

I would like to request a configuration option to allow users to:

Set Cloud Tasks as the default execution mode

Or force all tasks to run in Cloud by default

For example, something like:

A VS Code setting (settings.json)

Or an extension-level preference such as “defaultExecutionMode: cloud”

This would be extremely useful for users who:

Work on multiple machines
Prefer isolated, reproducible environments
Do not want local execution at all
Regularly run heavier or long-running tasks

Currently, there does not seem to be a documented or supported way to make Cloud the default, and this small change would significantly improve the workflow for cloud-first users.

Thank you for your work and for considering this request.

Best regards!