Windows interactive TUI input repaint breaks only inside Git repositories
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 24, 2026 by supnoel Closed May 24, 2026
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.133.0
What subscription do you have?
plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.5
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
VS Code 1.121.0 (latest)
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
What happened?
On Windows, Codex interactive TUI input rendering breaks only when running inside a Git repository.
Long input text visually disappears or wraps incorrectly. Backspace also causes the input line to repaint incorrectly. The actual input buffer may still exist, but the visible input becomes corrupted.
If I rename .git to .git.disabled, Codex works normally in the same folder.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
### Minimal reproduction
```powershell
mkdir C:\tmp\codex-git-repro
cd C:\tmp\codex-git-repro
git init
New-Item README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "init"
codex
Then type a long plain English string, for example:
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
The input text starts disappearing/wrapping incorrectly. Backspace makes it worse.
Now exit Codex and run:
Rename-Item .git .git.disabled
›
codex
The problem disappears.
### Expected behavior
Codex interactive TUI input should render normally inside Git repositories.
### What is the expected behavior?
### Actual behavior
Input rendering breaks only when .git exists.
### Additional information
### Environment
- OS: Windows
- Shells tested: PowerShell, cmd
- Terminals tested:
- VS Code integrated terminal
- Windows Terminal
- Windows Terminal Preview
- WezTerm
- Console Host
- Codex CLI: reproduced on 0.133.0 and also after downgrade
- codex exec works normally
- WSL works normally
- Interactive codex breaks only in Git repositories
### Things already tried
- Reinstalling VS Code
- Reinstalling Codex CLI
- Downgrading Codex CLI
- Windows Terminal Preview
- Windows Console Host
- WezTerm
- Rolling back Windows Insider/Preview build
- --no-alt-screen
- --disable shell_snapshot
- terminal_resize_reflow=false
- workspace_dependencies=false
- git.status=false
- git.enabled=false
- project.git=false
- workspace.git=false
- tools.git=false
- Fresh clone of the repo
- New repo created with git init
- Empty repo with only README.md
### Important observation
This is not specific to my project files. A minimal repo with only README.md also reproduces the issue.
Removing or renaming .git immediately fixes the rendering issue.This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗