Codex Desktop 26.519.41501 no longer shows context-window usage in chat UI
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 24, 2026 by tarikakyol Closed May 24, 2026
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After updating to Codex Desktop 26.519.41501 on macOS, the chat UI no longer shows the used context percentage / context-window indicator.
Environment:
- macOS: 26.3.1 (25D2128)
- Codex Desktop: 26.519.41501
- Bundle version: 3044
Checked:
- Restarted Codex
- Tried different window sizes
- Tried a new chat
- CLI /status still reports context correctly:
Context window: 99% left (14.3K used / 258K)
Expected:
Desktop chat UI shows context-window usage as before.
Actual:
No context usage indicator is visible in chat UI.
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Once activated, the
/statuspanel keeps displaying the context window at all times for new and existing threads, not just on demand.I activate it by typing
/statusand then selecting theStatus Toggle Context Usageoverlay popup.<img width="727" height="134" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7ddb4af2-b612-4880-9148-28d94c82b8f6" />
Once it's activated, it stays on all the time for the current and future threads:
<img width="302" height="514" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7748cd5d-3933-4f40-a481-a8e6aa9df2d2" />