Parent task doesn’t show changes made by a subagent in another worktree

Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 12, 2026 by salasebas

What version of the Codex App are you using?

26.707.51957

What platform are you using?

macOS 26.5.2, Apple Silicon

What issue are you seeing?

When a parent task delegates implementation to a subagent working in a separate Git worktree, the parent task’s Changes panel remains empty.

The parent agent can still inspect the commit and run git diff, but the app doesn’t show or link those changes from the parent task. To see them visually, I have to open the subagent and inspect its worktree separately.

This makes the final review feel disconnected from the task that orchestrated the work.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start a Codex task in a Git repository.
  2. Have the parent agent delegate implementation to a subagent.
  3. Let the subagent make and commit changes in a separate worktree.
  4. Return to the parent task and open Changes.

Actual behavior

The parent task shows no changes and doesn’t provide a direct link to the subagent’s diff.

Expected behavior

The parent task should provide a way to inspect changes produced by its subagents, even when those changes live in another worktree.

A simple link or worktree selector in Changes would be enough. The changes wouldn’t need to be merged into the parent worktree automatically.

Additional context

I understand that arbitrary worktrees may not be automatically associated with a task, but it would still be useful for the parent task to surface the child’s base commit, resulting commit, and an “Inspect changes” action.

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