Pet/avatar overlay and notification tray are clipped on macOS Screen Sharing
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.429.30905, build 2345
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.3.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
The Codex desktop pet/avatar overlay is clipped. This affects all pets, not just Null Signal. The pet notification/chat bubble tray is clipped too: text and buttons can be cut off, and the pet sprite appears partially cropped.
Setup:
- Codex app: 26.429.30905, build 2345
- macOS Mac mini viewed remotely from a Mac laptop via Finder / Screen Sharing
- Display as seen by Codex during debugging: 1920x1080, scale=1.0
- Feedback uploaded without logs: 019de5af-72e9-71c2-951e-5b37c603e8fe
Important clue:
This happens on the Mac mini while it is being viewed via macOS Screen Sharing/Finder. The same pet feature works fine on my laptop without Screen Sharing, so Screen Sharing / remote display handling may be involved. I’m not sure it is causal, but it seems like a useful reproduction clue.
What I tried:
- Restarted Codex and force quit/reopened it.
- Changed pets under Settings > Appearance.
- Reset the saved avatar overlay bounds.
- Changed app zoom; the pet overlay stays the same size and does not scale with app zoom.
Expected:
The pet/avatar and notification tray should render fully within the overlay window, with tray text/buttons visible and not clipped.
Related issues found, but not exact matches:
- #20706
- #18774
- #19237
<img width="312" height="166" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/beb87a41-8002-415d-986c-8c7d6e06947c" />
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex app 26.429.30905, build 2345, on a Mac mini.
- Connect to the Mac mini from a Mac laptop using Finder / macOS Screen Sharing.
- In Codex, open Settings > Appearance and wake/show the pet.
- Trigger or wait for a pet notification/chat bubble.
- Observe that the pet sprite and notification tray are clipped.
I also tried changing pets, restarting/force quitting Codex, resetting saved avatar overlay bounds, and changing app zoom. The clipping persisted.
What is the expected behavior?
The pet/avatar and notification tray should render fully within the overlay window. Pet sprites should not be cropped, and notification tray text/buttons should remain visible and clickable.
Additional information
This affects all pets, not just Null Signal.
The same pet feature works fine on my laptop without Screen Sharing, so Screen Sharing / remote display handling may be involved. I’m not sure it is causal, but it seems like a useful reproduction clue.
Display as seen by Codex during debugging: 1920x1080, scale=1.0.
App zoom does not affect the pet overlay; the pet stays the same size when app zoom changes.
Feedback uploaded without logs: 019de5af-72e9-71c2-951e-5b37c603e8fe
Related issues found, but not exact matches:
- #20706
- #18774
- #19237
10 Comments
Possibly related: #20706 has a comment reporting a very similar clipping symptom on the same Codex build, but with a local multi-display setup rather than Screen Sharing.
That makes me think Screen Sharing may not be the only trigger; this may be broader macOS display/compositor handling for the transparent always-on-top pet overlay window.
I can reproduce a similar clipping pattern on a 2-display setup.
Important clue: if I drag the pet/avatar to the top-left corner of either display, it renders correctly. The clipping gets progressively worse the farther I drag it down or right on the display.
This makes it look less like a specific pet asset issue and more like the overlay/canvas clip rect is being calculated from global screen coordinates, or mixing logical and physical pixels across displays.
I'm also on a 2 display setup, no screen sharing. However, the issue persist if I unconnected the external one.
Sometimes the notification itself is clipped, you can only read a single line and the second one gets clipped.
<img width="147" height="170" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/104f8403-5497-4ae4-b760-ba85c8987e78" />
I have the same issue, and I don't have multiple displays or screen sharing enabled. macOS 26.4.1 here on a 13-inch MacbookAir M4.
Same issue on macbook pro m4 pro 14 inch and windows pc with dual screen setup
Seems like this may be on @tibo-openai's radar: https://x.com/petergyang/status/2050406287008268450
Same issue can't even see it on 40" widescreen, like where is it?
This is issue seems to be resolved now. Not sure since which version.
Yes, solved to me as well.
Looks fixed for me now on Codex App 26.513.31313, build 2867.
I re-tested on my original machine/setup and the pet/avatar overlay no longer appears clipped. Other reporters above also confirmed it looks resolved, so I’m closing this. Happy to reopen or follow up if it returns.