Codex Desktop: “Edited – Review” reports 13 files while task changes span 34 files

Environment

Codex desktop app on macOS.

Version information reported by the user from the app:

Powered by Codex & OWL Version 26.903.61454 Released Sep 9, 2026

Observed behavior

After a single-agent coding task, the user reported that the “Edited – Review” UI showed 13 edited files. A subsequent Git inspection of the same working directory showed:

• 22 modified tracked files
• 12 new untracked files
• 34 files total
• 1,514 added lines (including new files) and 536 deleted lines

The working tree was clean before implementation. The task used both apply_patch and shell-executed Python/Node scripts to make edits. No subagents were used. The implementation occurred in one assistant turn after an earlier turn that only investigated and requested boundary authorization.

The agent verified the Git counts, but could not inspect the review UI directly or capture a screenshot. The 13-file UI count is the user's observation. The cause is not established: please investigate whether script-based changes, untracked files, or the scope of the edited-files card explain the mismatch.

Reproduction to investigate

1. Start a task in a clean Git working tree in Codex Desktop.
2. Have the agent modify tracked files and add new files using a mixture of apply_patch and shell-executed scripts, within the same implementation turn.
3. After completion, compare the “Edited N files / Review” card and its file list with git status --short, git diff --name-only, and git ls-files --others --exclude-standard.
4. Check whether all task-created and task-modified files appear, and whether the selected review scope is clearly indicated.

Expected behavior

The task's edited-files card and associated review should account for all edits made by that task regardless of editing mechanism, including new untracked files. If the card intentionally covers only a subset, that scope should be explicit so users do not mistake it for the complete task change-set.

Impact

An apparently complete review summary can cause users to miss changes when reviewing the agent's work. This is also a reporting failure by the agent: it should reconcile its final change inventory against Git instead of treating the displayed count as authoritative.

Related report

Related symptom: #36219 concerns omitted subagent changes. This occurrence used no subagents and may have a different cause.

No private repository names, source code, session transcripts, or logs are included.

Start with the Codex Desktop “Edited–Review” card and its file list, then reproduce the mixed apply_patch and shell-script workflow in a clean working tree. Compare the displayed scope with git status --short, git diff --name-only, and git ls-files --others --exclude-standard; done means all task-created changes are represented or the card’s narrower scope is explicit.