Default history in resumed codex session is non-informative

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#39,500 opened on Aug 19, 2026 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 38/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: rust
Domain: cli

Research direction

Start by reproducing the resumed session using the uploaded thread 019ff351-7f44-75c1-9036-cf6aa5f9a609 and inspect how resumed-session history is displayed. Done means the history shows useful user prompts and assistant answer summaries instead of non-informative blocks of previously implemented code.

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Description

bug CLI session

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.148.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.6-sol max fast

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm

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

VS Code

Codex doctor report

What issue are you seeing?

The resumed codex session show blocks of code implemented in previous round which is non-informative. Previously (maybe before the upgrade), the default history are user prompt & assistant answer summary which help remind the recent history and is useful.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019ff351-7f44-75c1-9036-cf6aa5f9a609

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information