I built a GNOME extension for Codex with local/remote history, live filters, Markdown export, and a read-only MCP server

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I wanted Codex to feel like a real GNOME app instead of just a terminal or editor workflow, so I built a GNOME Shell extension around it. It currently does all of this: - Codex usage in the GNOME top bar - native GTK history window - local session history browsing - paired remote machine history browsing over LAN - live session updates - filters for All / Messages / Tools / Thinking / System / Errors - in-session search - Markdown export for one session or all sessions from a source - read-on...