openai / openai/codex

Windows: recent workspace file changes are missing from task summary

Open
#45,084 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

app bug windows-os
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
125k
Forks
19.4k
PR merge metrics
PR metrics pending

Description

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

26.908.4834.0

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT subscription

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

On Windows, the Codex desktop app does not show recent repository file changes for a task in the summary/toggle-summary experience. This makes it difficult to review what the agent changed without manually inspecting the repository.

The equivalent workflow is available in the macOS app, where recent file changes for the task are visible from the summary view.

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Open the Codex desktop app on Windows.
  2. Start or continue a task in a local repository.
  3. Let the task create or modify files.
  4. Open the task summary/toggle-summary view.
  5. Look for the task's recent file changes.
What is the expected behavior?

The summary view should list recent files changed by the task, with the same level of visibility as the macOS desktop app.

Additional information

Duplicate check: #5143 is a closed older report about diffs being omitted from summaries; #22824 is a specific changed-file filtering issue; #15927 concerns stale review totals. None describes this Windows/macOS summary parity gap.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the Windows desktop task summary/toggle-summary entry point and compare its recent-file-change behavior with the macOS app. Reproduce the issue with a task that creates or modifies repository files, then verify that the Windows summary lists those changed files with comparable visibility.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.