Worktree conversation remains listed in Settings but disappears from sidebar thread list

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

26.325.31654

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Plus

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.28000.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

A conversation created in a separate worktree disappears from the main Threads sidebar after I switch to another thread, even though the conversation still appears under Settings -> Worktrees -> Conversations for that same worktree.

The worktree itself still exists, and Codex still appears to know the conversation belongs to it internally, but the conversation is no longer visible or selectable from the main sidebar.

I do not get an explicit error message. The issue is a UI/state inconsistency:

• the conversation is present in Settings -> Worktrees
• the same conversation is missing from the left sidebar thread list

<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2a0e372-31b7-4004-83c6-c58e87cf86dd " alt="Image" width="751" data-linear-height="643" />

(Both worktrees created less then 1hr ago)

<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8b5aff66-cdb3-427c-97dd-ffad9f8a82b9 " alt="Image" width="305" data-linear-height="457" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open Codex desktop on Windows.
2. Open or create a Codex-managed worktree for a project.
3. Start a new conversation inside that worktree.
4. Switch to a different thread.
5. Return to the original project/worktree in the main Threads sidebar.

Observed result:

• the original worktree conversation is no longer shown in the main Threads sidebar
• the same conversation still appears under Settings → Worktrees → Conversations
• the conversation is still accessible by going through Settings → Worktrees and clicking the worktree there

Additional checks already performed:

• clicked Show more / expanded the sidebar list fully
• restarted the app
• confirmed the worktree still exists

After restart, the conversation still does not reappear in the sidebar.

I do not have a session ID to provide. I also do not have a text error message, because this appears to be a UI/state consistency issue rather than a surfaced runtime error.

What is the expected behavior?

A conversation created in a worktree should remain visible in the main Threads sidebar and remain selectable there after switching to another thread.

If the conversation still exists and is still attached to the worktree internally, the sidebar should continue to show it consistently.

The thread should not only be reachable through Settings -> Worktrees. It should also remain visible in the normal thread list.

Additional information

• Codex version: 26.325.31654
• Subscription: ChatGPT Plus
• Installed from: winget / Microsoft Store
• OS: Windows 11 Pro, Version 26H1 (OS Build 28000.1), x64
• CPU: Intel i7-13700KH
• GPU: RTX 4080
• RAM: 32 GB DDR5

Relevant app state/details:

• The missing thread is still listed in Settings → Worktrees → Conversations
• The missing thread is still accessible by navigating through Settings -> Worktrees and clicking the worktree
• The same thread is absent from the main Threads sidebar even after expanding the list and restarting the app
• This suggests the worktree/thread association still exists, but the sidebar thread index/rendering is out of sync

Possibly related:

• [#10522](<https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/10522>)
• [#10917](<https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/10917>)
• CXA-2592

My case differs slightly because the thread is still accessible through Settings → Worktrees, but it remains missing from the main Threads sidebar even after expanding the list and restarting the app.