codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex Desktop: hover sidebar overlaps chat scrollbar and blocks scrolling

What version of the Codex App are you using?

Codex Desktop 26.506.31421 / build 2620 (com.openai.codex).

What subscription do you have?

Not visible from the current report context.

What platform is your computer?

macOS 14.3 (23D56), Darwin 23.3.0, arm64.

What issue are you seeing?

When using a long Codex Desktop chat, hovering near the right-edge chat scrollbar causes the side panel/sidebar to appear over the same interaction area. That panel then intercepts the pointer target, so the scrollbar thumb cannot be reliably dragged and the chat cannot be scrolled upward from the scrollbar area.

This is a UI/UX regression because the hidden side panel competes with the primary chat scroll affordance. It is especially disruptive in long chats where the user needs to drag the scrollbar thumb to move through history.

The report was captured with connector/source UI visible: the hover panel showed sections like Background agents and Sources, including Gmail, while the chat scrollbar was active on the right edge.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a long chat in Codex Desktop.
2. Move the cursor to the right edge of the chat to use or drag the vertical scrollbar.
3. Hover close enough to the scrollbar for the side panel/sidebar to appear.
4. Try to drag the scrollbar thumb or scroll up through the chat history.

Expected behavior

The chat scrollbar should remain usable. Hover-revealed panels should not cover or intercept the scrollbar hit target, or they should require an explicit action/delay/offset so scrollbar dragging remains reliable.

Actual behavior

The sidebar/panel appears while hovering over the scrollbar area and prevents normal scrollbar interaction. The user cannot reliably scroll upward or drag through the chat history.

Screenshots / evidence

Screenshots were captured locally on 2026-05-12 at approximately 22:41:

• Screenshot 2026-05-12 at 22.41.26.png (648 x 908): chat viewport with the right scrollbar and floating composer controls near the scroll area.
• Screenshot 2026-05-12 at 22.41.44.png (690 x 394): hover panel/sidebar visible with Background agents and Sources / Gmail.

The connector used to file this issue cannot upload the local PNG files directly, but the screenshots are available from the original reporter.

Additional context

The reporting route was checked against the Codex docs. The current auto-review docs explain that auto-review is for sandbox-boundary approval requests; this issue is a desktop UI interaction bug rather than a sandbox approval issue. Reference: https://developers.openai.com/codex/concepts/sandboxing/auto-review