Historical sessions lose inline execution details/tool-call history after ~1 day on macOS
What version of Codex are you using?
Latest version available as of June 2026.
What model were you using?
This does not appear to be model-specific.
What platform is your computer?
- macOS Tahoe (latest)
- MacBook Air M5
What issue are you seeing?
Immediately after a Codex session finishes, I can expand the inline execution/thread sections and inspect the commands/actions that Codex executed during the task.
However, after reopening the same session later (usually around a day later), those expandable execution details are completely gone.
The main conversation/messages are still present and intact. Only the inline execution history/tool-call/command sections disappear.
This seems specific to historical session restoration rather than the session itself being deleted.
Steps to reproduce
- Run a task/session in the Codex macOS app using Local mode.
- Wait for the task to finish.
- Expand the inline execution details.
- Observe that executed commands/actions are visible.
- Reopen the same session the next day.
- Observe that the expandable execution sections are no longer present at all.
Expected behavior
Historical sessions should preserve the full inline execution history, including executed commands/tool calls, even after reopening the app later.
Additional information
- Running in Local mode.
- Session data still exists locally.
- Files/changes and normal chat history are still available.
- Only the inline execution detail UI/history disappears.
- The expand arrows/inline thread controls themselves disappear entirely.
Potentially related to other session persistence/indexing issues reported in the macOS app, but this specifically affects execution trace visibility in older sessions.
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