/mcp output regressed starting in codex-cli 0.116.0: missing Status/Resources/Resource templates
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 19, 2026 by 9637750552 Closed Apr 20, 2026
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Summary
Starting in codex-cli 0.116.0, the /mcp slash command output regressed compared with 0.115.0.
The MCP servers themselves can still be enabled/working, but /mcp no longer shows key diagnostic fields, which makes working MCP setups look broken.
Environment
- OS: Windows
- Last known good:
0.115.0 - First bad:
0.116.0 - Also reproducible in
0.121.0 - Same
~/.codex/config.toml - Same MCP server setup
- Reproduced in terminal, not only VS Code
Expected behavior
/mcp should keep the diagnostic output format from 0.115.0, including:
Status: enabledResourcesResource templates
Actual behavior starting in 0.116.0
/mcp switches to a reduced/different output format:
Status: enableddisappearsResourcesdisappearsResource templatesdisappears- tool naming changes in some cases
- output can make working MCP servers look broken
Evidence
0.115.0
/mcp shows full diagnostic output like:
• context7
• Status: enabled
• Auth: Unsupported
• Command: npx -y @upstash/context7-mcp@latest
• Tools: query_docs, resolve_library_id
• Resources: (none)
• Resource templates: (none)
0.116.0+
/mcp no longer shows those fields and instead shows a reduced output format.
At the same time, MCP backends may still be functioning, so this appears to be a /mcp rendering/output regression rather than necessarily an MCP backend failure.
Impact
- users think MCP stopped working after upgrade
/mcpbecomes much less useful for diagnostics- enabled state is no longer visually confirmable from the slash command
Request
Please restore the previous /mcp diagnostic output, or add a verbose mode that includes:
- status
- resources
- resource templates
- exact MCP state
3 Comments
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This was an intentional change, not a regression. This PR was intended to address https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/16244.
It might make sense to add a verbose mode as you suggest.
I've added an
/mcp verbosemode. This will be included in the next release.