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This makes long coding sessions harder to manage because I cannot tell when a thread is getting close to compaction, context pressure, or possible context loss. For professional coding workflows, this information is important because it helps users decide when to compact, start a new thread, reduce pasted context, or split work.

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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.519.2081.0

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Business

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

After updating Codex Desktop, the app no longer shows a visible context/token usage indicator in the chat UI.

Previously, Codex exposed context usage information such as context-window pressure near the input area / usage indicator. After the recent update, I can no longer find this context usage display or tooltip.

This makes long coding sessions harder to manage because I cannot tell when a thread is getting close to compaction, context pressure, or possible context loss. For professional coding workflows, this information is important because it helps users decide when to compact, start a new thread, reduce pasted context, or split work.

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Open Codex Desktop on Windows.
  2. Start or open any Codex chat/thread.
  3. Look near the input area or usage/context indicator where context usage was previously visible.
  4. Hover over available usage/status UI elements.
  5. Observe that there is no visible context/token usage information or context pressure indicator.

What is the expected behavior?

Codex Desktop should show visible context/token usage information again, or provide an advanced context/status panel.

Ideally it should show:

  • current context
  • remaining context or approximate context pressure
  • whether compaction has happened or is approaching
  • a clear distinction between current context usage and cumulative usage/quota

Additional information

This appears to be a UI/UX regression. If a raw percentage is considered misleading, an approximate context health indicator would still be much better than hiding the information entirely.

Suggested UI:

  • Low / Medium / High context pressure
  • Last compaction status
  • Loaded files or active context sources
  • “Consider starting a new thread” recommendation when appropriate

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