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Hover preview exposes raw question-reply tag outside Plan mode

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Description

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

26.901.41600

What subscription do you have?

x20 Pro plan

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.6.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

When Codex/Astra asks a clarification question during normal work outside Plan mode, hovering over the corresponding marker in the conversation timeline displays an internal question-reply tag and structured data.

The hover preview starts with:
<send_user_message_question_reply>

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Model used: GPT-6 Astra High

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Have a conversation where Codex asks a clarification question outside Plan mode.
  2. Answer the question.
  3. Hover over the corresponding question/reply marker in the conversation timeline.
  4. Observe the raw tag in the preview.
What is the expected behavior?

Show a readable preview of the question or my response, without internal tags or serialized data

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 the Codex App on Darwin by following the four steps in the report, then inspect the conversation timeline hover preview behavior. Done means the preview shows a readable question or response without the <send_user_message_question_reply> tag or serialized data.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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