openai / openai/codex

TUI placeholder contains stale /resume characters after leaving resume picker

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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.152.0

What subscription do you have?

chatgpt pro

Which model were you using?

No response

What platform is your computer?

Linux 7.0.12-linuxkit aarch64 unknown

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

Ghostty

Codex doctor report

What issue are you seeing?

After running /resume and returning to the main TUI, stale characters from
/resume remain mixed into the composer placeholder.

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What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Start Codex in inline TUI mode.
  2. Enter /resume.
  3. press ESC, return to the main screen.
  4. Observe the composer placeholder.
What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Codex CLI's inline TUI by entering /resume, pressing Esc, and returning to the main screen. Trace the resume picker and composer rendering paths to find why the placeholder retains characters; done means the composer placeholder is clean after leaving the picker.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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