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codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Always show subagents in the left sidebar [2 comments, 2 participants]

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What variant of Codex are you using?

Codex App on Mac

What feature would you like to see?

currently to see the output of a subagent i have to expand the background agents at the bottom and click on "Show" to see the output. then it shows up in the sidebar. But only that particular agent.

what i'd like to have is for the subagents to always show up in that sidebar. i like the expander there, so, it is fine to have it collapsed initially, but if i could just directly see that there are subagents (the little expander shows up) and i click on it and see all running subagents, that would really be a better UX.

And to be honest, if i could choose, you could totally get rid of the "background agents box" at the bottom then. But if you wanna keep that, its fine, its not that it is really bothering me.

<img width="1529" height="600" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d16449fe-20df-41c2-b2a3-8af3e0fd0115" />

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TL;DR

Modify the Codex App to display subagents in the sidebar by default, allowing users to expand and view their output without needing to click "Show" on each individual agent.

Guidance

  • Review the Codex App's UI configuration to determine if there's an existing setting to control the display of subagents in the sidebar.
  • Investigate the possibility of adding a toggle or preference to allow users to choose whether subagents are displayed by default.
  • Consider removing or hiding the "background agents box" at the bottom if it's no longer necessary with the proposed changes.
  • Evaluate the impact of these changes on the overall user experience and usability of the Codex App.

Notes

The proposed changes aim to improve the user experience, but may require significant updates to the Codex App's UI and functionality. Further discussion and testing may be necessary to ensure the changes meet user needs and expectations.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Modify the Codex App's UI to display subagents in the sidebar by default, as this addresses the user's primary concern and improves the overall user experience.

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