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?
- Create several Codex chats: A, B, C, D, E (each has its own task)
- Stay focused on chat A (or even the home page)
- Trigger work in other chats (B/C run background actions)
- 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
_No response_
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