Context Usage in status bar shows global/last-updated value instead of the active chat

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 5, 2025 by meAloex Closed Oct 8, 2025

What version of the VS Code extension are you using?

Version 0.5.17

Which IDE are you using?

Visual Studio Code – Insiders 1.105.0-insider

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26120.0 x64

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Create several Codex chats: A, B, C, D, E (each has its own task)
  2. Stay focused on chat A (or even the home page)
  3. Trigger work in other chats (B/C run background actions)
  4. Watch the Context Usage meter in the bottom-right status bar

What is the expected behavior?

Actual behavior

  • The meter updates with whoever chat reports last
  • While viewing A, the number fluctuates as B/C/D/E progress, so you can't read A real context at that moment

Expected behavior

  • When a chat is focused, the status-bar meter should only reflect that chat’s usage

Artifacts:
Video:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/58f68521-0372-42fc-9fbf-273dd5edc914

What do you see instead?

On the home page, either:

  • a) show nothing
  • b) show a scoped value ("selected chat")
  • c) show a compact hint for the chat with the highest fill ratio (Max: 75% — "Hello, describe…") or (Max elsewhere: 92%). Clicking the status item opens that chat

Additional information

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