Regression: Codex Desktop has no persistent context/token usage indicator

Summary

Codex Desktop no longer shows a persistent, user-visible context and token usage indicator comparable to the Codex CLI/TUI status display.

The information is operationally important in long-running tasks: users need to know the active model, current context-window pressure/remaining budget, cumulative input and output token totals, and when compaction is approaching or has occurred.

Environment

• Codex Desktop: 26.707.9981.0
• Codex CLI installed locally: 0.144.4
• OS: Windows
• Model available in the CLI: gpt-5.6-sol

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Codex Desktop.
2. Start or open any task.
3. Look near the composer, model selector, and task/status controls.
4. There is no persistent context/token usage indicator or tooltip.

Actual behavior

The Desktop UI does not expose the live context-window usage, remaining context, input/output token totals, or a persistent model/status display. The CLI/TUI provides this information through its status UI, but the Desktop app does not provide an equivalent passive display.

Expected behavior

Restore an opt-in or always-visible Desktop status indicator, ideally near the composer or model selector, with:

• Active model/provider
• Current context usage and remaining effective context window
• Cumulative input, cached-input, and output token totals
• Clear separation between current context-window occupancy and cumulative session/thread totals
• Compaction status or a warning before automatic compaction

This is not merely a cosmetic preference; without the indicator, users cannot reliably decide when to compact, fork, or start a new task before context pressure affects work quality.

Related reports

Similar reports were filed as #23794, #23591, and #18201. This report confirms that the problem persists in a newer Desktop build.