Add an option to hide rotating empty-composer prompt placeholders
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 29, 2026 by RomiC Closed Aug 7, 2026
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Summary
Codex CLI shows rotating prompt placeholders in an empty composer, for example: Find and fix a bug in @filename. Please add a configuration option to hide these suggestions.
Environment
- Codex CLI:
0.146.0 - macOS
Steps to reproduce
- Start
codexin an interactive terminal. - Leave the composer empty.
- Observe a rotating prompt placeholder in the input area.
Actual behavior
A suggested prompt is shown in the empty composer. Disabling tool_suggest does not remove it.
Expected behavior
Provide a configuration option (for example, tui.show_prompt_suggestions = false) to suppress the rotating placeholder while retaining the normal empty input.
Notes
This is a UI preference request. The current placeholder disappears when typing, but can be distracting in an otherwise minimal terminal UI.
1 Comment
Based on feedback, we've decided to remove the rotating placeholders, which users found confusing. We've replaced it with a generic placeholder message.