Show Codex VS Code extension command execution live in integrated terminal

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 27, 2026 by hkumarsaikia Closed Mar 27, 2026

What variant of Codex are you using?

IDE Extension (VS Code)

What feature would you like to see?

Currently the Codex VS Code extension executes commands internally and only shows summarized activity in the Agent Sessions panel.

In Codex CLI, users can see:

  • shell commands executed
  • stdin/stdout/stderr
  • intermediate steps
  • errors
  • environment changes

This visibility is extremely helpful for debugging and understanding what the agent is doing.

Requested feature:

Add an optional setting such as:

codex.execution.showInTerminal: true

When enabled, all Codex-generated commands should stream live to the VS Code integrated terminal while they run.

Suggested behavior:

  • commands appear in terminal as they execute
  • stdout and stderr stream in real time
  • each task can open its own terminal session
  • optional verbosity levels (minimal / normal / full trace)

This would provide parity with Codex CLI and make IDE workflows easier to trust and debug.

Additional information

This is especially useful when running long tasks such as builds, asset generation, testing pipelines, or automation steps where visibility into the execution process is important.

Seeing live execution inside the integrated terminal would reduce context switching and improve confidence in agent actions.

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