Option+Up arrow does not edit queued message
Open 💬 5 comments Opened Mar 10, 2026 by guidedways
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.114.0-alpha.1
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
macOS
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
iTerm
What issue are you seeing?
I can no longer edit / de-queue queued messages
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- While codex is doing some work, enter a message and hit return (i.e. to send immediately as a steer)
- It tells you the message has been queued and will be sent after the current turn
- You decide to edit the message, option+up-arrow puts the message back into the prompt BUT does not remove it! You continue to see it in the queue.
What is the expected behavior?
I expect it to be removed from the queue / pending messages list
Additional information
_No response_
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You said "no longer". Do you suspect this is a regression? If so, what is the last version where this worked for you?
You were only allowed to edit queued messages (tabbed messages), not steering messages. I think this most recent change to the presentation of steering messages (making them look queued) was to make clear the insertion point of the steering message.
Yes I may have conflated the two - indeed, I think this is new, steered (and queued) messages seem to be handled differently during an ongoing-tool call (which is a welcomed change!) however since it's _queued_, it should be no different from a normal queued message; we should be allowed to de-queue it / edit it while it's still waiting to be processed. In my case some of these tool calls are part of a long-running custom skill, and so if I've made an error / changed my mind, there seems to be no way to dequeue / edit the message if it's a pending _steer_.
Agreed. I enjoy the added clarity, but now seeing how long some of those steering messages can stay queued, I also want to be able to edit them.