codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Automations sidebar count badge no longer appears when active automations exist

What happened?

After a recent Codex Desktop update, the left sidebar Automations item no longer shows the numeric count/badge, even though automations still exist and work.

The Automations page itself is visible and lists the existing automation. The automation can also be updated, scheduled, triggered, and deleted correctly. Only the sidebar count/badge appears to be missing.

Expected behavior

The Automations item in the left sidebar should show the number of existing/active automations, for example 1, as it did before the update.

Actual behavior

The left sidebar shows Automations, but the numeric badge/count next to it is blank/missing.

This is confusing because it makes it look like there may be no automations, even though the Automations page and local state both show that an automation exists.

Local evidence

• OS: Windows
• Codex Desktop package path observed from the running process: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\OpenAI.Codex_26.527.3686.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0\app\Codex.exe
• Codex Desktop process product/file version: 148.0.7778.179
• Local automation file exists under ~\.codex\automations\...
• Local SQLite database exists at ~\.codex\sqlite\codex-dev.db
• SELECT COUNT(*) FROM automations; returns 1
• SELECT COUNT(*) FROM automations WHERE status = 'ACTIVE'; returns 1
• The remaining automation is ACTIVE
• The remaining automation schedule is weekly on Friday at 16:00 local time
• Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Troubleshooting already attempted

• Restarted Codex Desktop
• Signed out and signed back in
• Verified the local automation file still exists
• Verified the local SQLite database still contains one active automation
• Toggled the persisted automation from ACTIVE to PAUSED and back to ACTIVE
• Created a temporary one-shot heartbeat automation attached to the current thread
• Let the temporary automation trigger successfully
• Deleted the temporary automation after it triggered
• Updated the remaining automation schedule successfully

None of those actions restored the sidebar count/badge.

Impact

This appears to be a UI/sidebar badge rendering or state reconciliation issue only. The automation system itself appears functional: automations can be viewed, updated, triggered, and deleted.

The missing badge/count makes the sidebar status ambiguous and can make users think their automations are missing or not registered.

Related issues

I found a couple of nearby reports, but they do not appear to be the same exact bug:

• #19747 reports the Automations sidebar entry disappearing after an update.
• #21076 reports sidebar/history state issues and badge count behavior around imports.

This report is specifically about the Automations sidebar entry being visible, the automation existing and working, but the numeric automation count/badge no longer being displayed.