show “Action Required” in terminal/tab title when Codex is awaiting approval
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 16, 2026 by redbmk Closed May 4, 2026
What variant of Codex are you using?
CLI
What feature would you like to see?
What I Want
When Codex is blocked waiting for me (approval/confirmation/input), the terminal/tab title should clearly indicate that state instead of looking like it’s still working.
Why
Right now it’s hard to tell “Codex is actively doing something” vs “Codex is waiting on me” just by looking at tabs. The current behavior shows an animated loading symbol in both cases.
Gemini CLI handles this nicely by switching the title to something like:
✋ Action Required
This looks like a raised hand, which makes perfect sense ("hey, I have a question”).
Proposed behavior
Add a distinct “awaiting approval” title state:
- When Codex is awaiting approval / confirmation / input:
- Set the title to
✋ Action Required(optionally include the session/folder name too, e.g.✋ Action Required — new-feature) - Important: do not show the “working” animation in this state.
- When Codex is actively working:
- Keep the existing working indicator/animation (it’s great).
Environment
macOS, iTerm2
Additional information
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