Codex Desktop: add setting to keep tool calls and edits expanded
Feature request
Please add a Codex Desktop setting to keep tool calls, command output, and file-edit summaries expanded by default.
Current behavior
In current Codex Desktop builds, tool calls and edits are collapsed/hidden by default. To inspect what Codex actually did, users often have to manually expand each item one by one. Sometimes the collapsed rows do not appear to be clickable, so the underlying command output or edit detail can be hard or impossible to inspect from the conversation view.
Example UI state: a collapsed Edited 1 file row that hides the actual edit details.
Desired behavior
Add a user preference such as:
Always expand tool calls and edits- or
Default tool/detail visibility: Collapsed / Expanded
When enabled, Codex Desktop should show all tool-call output, command output, and edit/file-change details openly in the conversation by default, similar to the early Codex app behavior.
Why this matters
Some users prefer full operational transparency over a more compact reasoning-focused transcript. Seeing every command, output, and edit inline makes it easier to:
- audit exactly what Codex did,
- notice mistakes immediately,
- follow along during long-running tasks,
- debug failed commands or unexpected file edits,
- preserve the older, more transparent workflow for users who relied on it.
The current collapsed-by-default behavior is cleaner for reading, but it should be configurable rather than mandatory.