Input box remain dark after the system theme turn to light
Open 💬 4 comments Opened Apr 22, 2026 by cynicalight
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.122.0
What subscription do you have?
plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.3.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Ghostty + Tmux
What issue are you seeing?
After the system switch to light theme in another day morning, the input box of the codex cli is still in dark mode(last night is in dark mode). I have to /exit codex and reopen it again, the input box turns to light theme.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Switch to dark mode in mac, and open codex:
<img width="701" height="168" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/20ed7b47-eb3f-41a6-945f-d64ad51405be" />
- then switch to light mode, and you will see the input box stay dark:
<img width="724" height="295" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c3c46d45-02a9-4cff-888b-c390d3de96a4" />
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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