Add "Expand all tool activities by default" setting for Codex VS Code extension

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 10, 2026 by flyingdoubleG

What variant of Codex are you using?

CLI

What feature would you like to see?

Description:
Currently, all tool activity items (command executions, file changes / apply_patch, etc.) in the Codex conversation view are collapsed by default. To see what a command actually output or what lines of code were changed, users must click each item individually to expand it.
Request: Add a setting like chatgpt.defaultExpandToolActivities (boolean, default false) that, when enabled, renders all tool activity disclosure sections expanded by default. This would let users see command outputs and code diffs inline without extra clicks.
Use case: When reviewing agent work (especially code modifications), it's important to quickly scan what changed. Having to click each collapsed item one by one significantly slows down the review workflow. An "expand all" default would make the conversation view much more useful for code review.
Workaround attempted: Checked all available settings in package.json -- only 10 commands and ~9 configuration properties exist, none related to disclosure/expand behavior. The expand/collapse logic is hardcoded in tool-activity-disclosure component.

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