Codex is not showing me diffs
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.901.51231
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
macOS
What issue are you seeing?
Codex is not showing me the diff when it changes the code, which is really annoying when developing
What steps can reproduce the bug?
ask codex to write code and it doesn't show me the diff of what it diid at the bottom
What is the expected behavior?
No response
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
Start by reproducing the issue in the Codex App on macOS 26.901.51231: ask Codex to write code and observe whether the diff appears at the bottom. Trace the desktop diff-display entry point and verify that generated code changes show a diff after the fix.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100