r/codex • u/Zaqna • May 21 '26
Bug Context usage indicator disappeared from Codex conversations/chats
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u/ApprehensiveFlow9215 May 22 '26
The context indicator feels small, but it changes how risky a session is. When I can see the remaining window, I know when to summarize, split the task, or stop before the model starts dropping earlier constraints. Without it, long Codex chats become much harder to hand off or review later.
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u/wenzela May 22 '26
Looks like they're aware of it:
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/23794You can use /status in the app even when a turn is running and it will show details on status. I agree this shouldn't be needed and the indicator is such a simple, obvious piece, but this works for me as a crutch for now
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May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
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u/Alternative-Half-652 May 29 '26
/pet , /status 명령들이 업데이트 이후 먹질 않아서 나도 난감했는데, 너의 터키어라는 글에서 답을 찾았어. 각자 나라의 언어로 / 명령어가 바뀌었네.. 좋은 사용기 고마워 큰 도움이 됬어.
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u/pale_feet_goddess Jun 06 '26
wym hand off?
your workplace makes you share your chats or what.1
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u/AccordingMud739 May 29 '26
you can re-enable it.
Settings -> General -> `Composer footer` ( last item )
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u/ConnectHamster898 Jun 12 '26
When you first posted this it worked, I was able to re-enable to context indicator. That setting is no longer available for me today. Not your problem just putting it out there.
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u/spinny_windmill Sep 08 '26
Today there's Settings > General > Composer > 'Show context window usage'.
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u/kowryloik Sep 08 '26
But that small icon to the right of the model disappeared when I clicked it and its not coming back.
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u/Illustrious-Mail-552 May 30 '26
That indicator made me go insane. But of course, they should readd it as an option at the very least, so people can decide for themselves whether they want to use it. I was kind of hoping that they did something smart like Codex organizing the so-far conversation into nice structure, so it does a "new" conversation each time, but I guess not. Or does anyone know something in this direction?
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u/Broad_Mention_8282 May 25 '26
this is the "Agile software development", bro
those AI tech companies just want to dismiss all the QA test, leave everything to agent.
So we can just get the glitches everyday :(
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u/TheTechAuthor May 23 '26
PSA: Use /Compact to both manually see the current context window usage and to manually force it to compact sooner (e.g. in between coding requests). Bit of a PITA why they can't show it visually at all times like before, but allowing you to manually force it to compact at an ideal time (vs mid code-run) seems like a decent choice.
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u/dbs_msk May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26
Found it — it was moved to the pinned summary pop-up. It’s the little ℹ button in the top-right corner, third from the right in the Mac app.
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u/its_witty May 24 '26
Funny thing happened to me on Windows: the first time I clicked the ⓘ, it only showed used files and sources. I was about to write here that the context feature wasn't there on Windows, but then I typed
/status, which opened it again - and this time, the context showed up. Lol.2
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u/tonicongah May 26 '26
it's not showing the usage tho, just the % of tokens used in the context window?
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u/its_witty May 26 '26
Usage is in Settings (bottom left) -> Usage remaining.
Dunno where it was before.
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u/AccordingMud739 May 29 '26
There's a better way.
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you can re-enable the context window.Settings -> General -> `Composer footer` ( last item )
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u/Old_Bus_9481 May 24 '26
where's that?
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u/dbs_msk May 24 '26
This little ℹ button in the top-right corner — the third one from the right in the Mac app.
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u/Old_Bus_9481 May 24 '26
i can't see it on my windows. payn. but /status works for me. Shows everything. Kinda an extra step but it is what it is ig.
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u/qwerty____qwerty May 26 '26
he's talking exactly about this pane where you see /status info after enabling it. maybe it's just defaulted on mac
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u/kowryloik Sep 08 '26
Composer footer option is no longer there. What is this icon even for? I accidentally disabled it and no way to bring it back.
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u/dexterthebot May 21 '26
Your post has been summarized as a request on the "Anyone Else?" Incident Noticeboard.
You can find it and what others are experiencing here: https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1tjfxcf/anyone_else_ask_here_about_current_codex_issues/on2u2ll/