Edit Message and Fork Message missing in newly created IDE conversations
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
26.825.51511
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.8.0-124-generic x86_64 x86_64
What issue are you seeing?
Problem
Starting on September 3, 2026, all newly created Codex IDE conversations are missing both the "Edit Message" and "Fork Message" actions.
Conversations created before September 3 still show both actions under the same account, workspace, and extension version.
Feedback ID
01a066d3-af79-7a23-a764-a2a9cf4fcb31
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Create a new Codex IDE conversation.
- Send a message and wait for the response to finish.
- Hover over or open the actions menu for the user message.
- Edit Message and Fork Message are both missing.
What is the expected behavior?
Edit Message and Fork Message should remain available after the turn finishes.
Additional information
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the VS Code IDE extension by creating a new conversation and checking the user-message actions after the response finishes. Compare it with an older conversation under the same account, workspace, and extension version; done means newly created conversations again expose both Edit Message and Fork Message.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100