Bring back the “View changes / Undo” toolbar removed after v0.4.5
What version of the VS Code extension are you using?
0.4.15
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 22.6.0 arm64 arm
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Dear Codex team,
In Codex VS Code extension v0.4.5, after edits were applied there was a very useful toolbar right above the chat window with two buttons:
- View changes → opened a Git-style diff to inspect Codex’s proposed modifications.
- Undo → reverted the change in a single click.
This feature disappeared in later versions (≥0.4.6). The current workflow relies on standard editor undo (Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z) or Git diffs, but that is not equivalent:
- The contextual diff was immediate and specific to Codex’s last edit (not mixed in with other edits).
- The one-click Undo was safer and faster than manually undoing or navigating Git history.
- For quick iteration and debugging, this was an essential part of the workflow.
Could you please bring this feature back, or at least make it available via a setting/toggle in the extension?
Many of us found it invaluable for trust, transparency, and productivity when working with AI-driven edits.
Thank you
What is the expected behavior?
Codex makes changes
Reports in the chat window
2 buttons are present just above the chat window.
One says « Undo » to undo changes made by Codex. This one is optional as we could Cmd/Ctrl+z the changes.
The other button is « View changes »: this opens a tab with a diff view specific to before after the current changes made by Codex. Very very useful, no immediate alternative. VS code source control is not a solid alternative for uncommitted code. This feature let us precisely verify whatever Codex is doing. Priceless. Please bring it back
What do you see instead?
No « Undo » or « View changes » button
Additional information
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4 Comments
The toolbar is not gone, codex just likes to edit files with cat/python sometimes instead of the built-in edit tool. If it never calls the built-in edit tool the extension assumes it made no changes and hides that toolbar
@archodev is correct. However, we're in the process of trying to make this more robust through both model and product work.
所以到底有没有回退按钮?我希望能像cursor一样,至少给我一个选择accept或者reject的机会,这样会极大的加深我对codex的信任
Please do not hide the undo button untill your models make perfect changes in every single round