openai / openai/codex

bug in the display of sub-agent statuses

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Description

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

26.813.12317

What subscription do you have?

pro

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

There is a bug in the display of sub-agent statuses: the tasks have been completed, yet over 40 agents are still shown as "running."

What steps can reproduce the bug?

anytime

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

No response

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the Codex App with more than 40 sub-agents, as described in the report, and observe their displayed statuses after the tasks complete. Trace the status updates from completion to the UI; done means completed agents are no longer shown as running.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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