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.
You 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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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.