Codex Desktop: expanding "Ran N commands" summary shows blank body
What version of the Codex App are you using?
26.422.62136 (2180)
What platform is your computer?
macOS
What issue are you seeing?
In the Codex Desktop app, using the "For coding" view, command activity is collapsed into aggregate rows such as:
Ran 2 commands
When I click the row, the chevron changes from collapsed (>) to expanded/downward, but nothing appears underneath. The expanded body is blank.
This means I cannot see the command invocations or command output, so I have no way to audit what commands Codex actually ran.
I tested whether this was related to Auto-review. The behavior happens both with Auto-review enabled and disabled, so it does not appear to be caused by approval settings.
Expected behavior
Expanding a "Ran N commands" summary should at least show the command invocations. Full output can remain collapsed or summarized, but the user should be able to see which commands ran.
Actual behavior
The row visually expands, but the expanded content area is empty.
Related issues
This is related to #19891, but it seems more severe/different: that issue is about commands being hidden behind aggregate summaries; this issue is about the aggregate summary expansion itself showing no content.
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Thanks. I think this is related to #19891 but not an exact duplicate.
#19891 is about commands being hidden behind aggregate summaries. This issue is about the aggregate row's expanded state being blank: clicking "Ran N commands" changes the chevron to expanded, but no command invocations or output appear underneath.
So even the extra-click path described in #19891 does not work here.
I have also observed this behavior with "Edited _n_ file(s)" blocks (when the chevron is even present, which, as I note in #19891, is not always the case).
it just display "Ran command"
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This appears to be resolved for me on Windows as of August 9, 2026. The Codex app now shows the actual command invocation and its output inline instead of only displaying "Ran command" / a blank expanded body.