Codex app: stale unread marker on collapsed project

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
58/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the stale unread marker in the Codex desktop app on macOS, including collapsing, expanding, and selecting Show more. Trace the collapsed project’s unread-state handling; done means the marker matches the actual unread tasks and remains correct after repeated collapse and expansion.

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Description

app bug session

Description

A collapsed project in the Codex desktop app shows a blue unread marker even though every task in the project has already been read. Expanding the project immediately removes the marker without opening any task. Collapsing the project can show the marker again.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Read all tasks in a project.
  2. Collapse the project.
  3. Observe the blue unread marker on the project row.
  4. Expand the project.
  5. The marker disappears, and no unread task is visible, including after repeatedly selecting Show more.

Expected behavior

The collapsed project marker reflects the actual unread state.

Actual behavior

The collapsed project shows a stale unread marker that disappears solely from expanding the project.

Environment

  • Codex desktop app
  • macOS

Codex feedback reference

Feedback ID: 019f9805-7cab-7793-aafe-ced7dc87f928

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