Context indicator is not being updated in status line in review mode

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#36,487 opened on Aug 1, 2026 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 68/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: rust
Domain: cli

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Codex CLI with /statusline, enabling context-used, and opening a new thread in review mode. Trace the status-line context indicator's review-mode update path and verify that the displayed percentage matches actual context usage rather than remaining fixed at 0%.

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Description

bug CLI code-review context TUI

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.146.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.6-terra

What platform is your computer?

Linux 7.1.5-101.fc43.x86_64 x86_64 unknown

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

No response

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What issue are you seeing?

The context indicator in the status line is not being updated when in review mode. It's looks like fixed in 0%.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Open Codex CLI;
Run /statusline;
Active the context-used option (context percentage used indicator should being shown in the statusline "footer" after actived);
Start a new thread in review mode;
Watch the context used percentage in status line.

What is the expected behavior?

The context percentage used should render the actual context used.

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