Excessive sequential command approval notifications flood UI for dependent steps

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 4, 2026 by PratikCreates Closed Apr 4, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.325.3894.0

What subscription do you have?

Go(India-Specific)

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

When Codex executes workflows involving multiple dependent command approvals,
the app generates separate notification popups for each step simultaneously or in rapid succession.

These approvals are logically sequential (later steps cannot be executed before earlier ones),
yet the UI surfaces all prompts at once.

Example (As in the image):

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Each appears as an independent notification, even though execution is gated step-by-step.

Result:
Notification stacking covers a large portion of the screen
User cannot act on later prompts until earlier ones are resolved
Creates unnecessary UI noise and cognitive overhead

This contradicts the sequential dependency model of the tasks.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Start a Codex workflow involving multiple dependent tool/command approvals
Ensure each step requires explicit approval
Observe notification behavior:
Multiple approval popups appear at once or in quick succession
Later prompts appear before earlier ones are completed
Only the first prompt is actionable, others are blocked

Occurs consistently in multi-step agent workflows.

What is the expected behavior?

Only one approval prompt should be visible at a time
Subsequent prompts should be queued and displayed only after prior approval is resolved
Alternatively, a single consolidated approval interface for the full sequence

No parallel notification flooding for strictly sequential tasks

Additional information

This behavior degrades usability, especially on limited screen space, where stacked dialogs obstruct the working area.
Honestly I run multi agent workflows and maybe just add in something like 2 more notifications rather than fully showing in notification bar.

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