Cannot scroll up/down to read full plan output in Codex CLI in integrated terminal in VS Code
Open 💬 8 comments Opened Apr 20, 2026 by nikunjkareliya
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
v0.121.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
any model
What platform is your computer?
_No response_
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
_No response_
What issue are you seeing?
Codex CLI extension/integrated terminal in VS Code:
Description
When Codex CLI generates a plan, I cannot scroll up or down to read the full content. The plan output appears, but
terminal/view scrolling does not work as expected, so I can’t review earlier/later lines.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Steps to Reproduce
- Open VS Code on Windows.
- Run Codex CLI in VS Code terminal/panel.
- Trigger a task that produces a long multi-step plan.
- Try to scroll (mouse wheel, trackpad, PgUp/PgDn, scrollbar).
What is the expected behavior?
I should be able to scroll through all plan lines and read the full output.
Actual Result:
Scrolling is blocked/not working, and I cannot view the full plan.
Additional information
Environment
- OS: Windows10 pro
- VS Code: v1.116.0
- Codex CLI version: v0.121.0
- Shell: PowerShell
- Terminal type: VS Code integrated terminal
8 Comments
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Does scrolling work in cases other than plan mode output?
Hi @etraut-openai ,
Just tried with non-plan mode.
It's the same case for me for non-plan mode.
Once the user request has sent, It doesn't respond to scroll input.
even after I got response, I could not able to scroll !
I could able to type only the next message.
@etraut-openai
No intention on rushing you but any update on this issue?
I am using latest version of Codex CLI (v0.125.0) in Win 10 and this issue still exists.
I have also added the ``
alternate_screen = "never"`under`~/.codex`` but it looks like it isn't doing anything here.And I would like to report that this happens, not just in the integrated terminal but also standalone powershell and cmd as well.
It is getting a little bit annoying right now as I will have to tell the GPT to dump the output into a markdown as a workaround.
Extension for VS Code is missing many settings presented in the CLI and I am more use to TUI (CC user here) than the extension.
Please let me know if there is any update, much appreciated.
A workaround is discussed here https://github.com/openai/codex/discussions/2503: press CTRL + T - this will toggle transcript mode and allow for scrolling but sometimes it isn't toggling, and when it does it shows details that user might not want to see, like command execution results.
upd. the 'sometimes it isn't toggling' occurs when the harness is asking you a question - this is where you usually need the scrolling ability the most - to read the plan - or to get into the context if you were doing something in parallel and haven't been watching the though process.
any update on that? this is nuts
working fine at my end now.
This may not be the same root cause, but it might be worth checking the terminal version.
I know this issue was reported in a VS Code environment, but I experienced similar issues with Windows Terminal 1.12.10983.0:
Failed to paste image: no image on clipboard: The clipboard contents were not available in the requested format or the clipboard is emptyAfter updating Windows Terminal to 1.24.11321.0, both issues were resolved.
It might also be related to differences in the underlying terminal stack on Windows.