can't see user prompt or much of response from LLM

Thanks for the bug report! This is Ubuntu 22 with gnome-terminal?

Thanks. This is "Konsole"

But same happens in gnome-terminal. I can't see what I type at first. Ignore API issue, just didn't set key.

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I also have this issue.
Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
6.8.0-57-generic
Gnome Terminal

Same behavior here, but on macOS:

Apple M1 Pro
macOS Sonoma 14.7

Happens in iTerm as well as the mac Terminal app.

I had CI variable set for another purpose and by removing it, I can see the outputs again

same for me. MacOS, both Warp and Ghostty

@mahdi-malv could you explain a bit more? I checked on my system but sadly couldnt find any env variables that could cause problems.

@frehbach Here's a differene when env var CI exists and doesn't
I haven't checked out the source yet to see what's the usecase of $CI, but it does make a difference

Also fixes the same issue with Claude-code

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@mahdi-malv thx a lot for the quick answer and explanation!
Sadly it then seems to be something else for me. CI is not set and yet as described by the others, the chat box (including what I am typing) is not visible.

Update:
It was indeed also for me an env variable:

I had set "CI_JOB_TOKEN" which led to the UI being invisible.

Having same issue on:
MacOS 15.4 (24E248)

Using Terminal with Oh My Zsh

I do get the responses from LLM but can't see what I am typing as a prompt. I also checked if I have any env vars set with CI, but in my case there's none.

I'm on konsole as well, if I am not in the git repo codex hangs here:

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After I press Ctrl-C:

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same on macOS 15.5

bump, same here
macos 15.3.1
codex 0.1.2505172129

crazy, i decided what the heck why not try removing any ci* env vars.

i unset a variable I had called CI_SERVER_URL and it fixed the missing prompt problem.

Thank you for the feedback! Please try using the latest version of Codex CLI, as we've been focusing on improving the experience with the native Rust implementation. If the issue persists, we'd appreciate any further details you can provide.

Same problem here. "CI" was set, so it thought it was under CI. It's too short of an env var to assume there is no collision. Why not GEMINI_UNDER_CI or something.