Codex-Web can not longer create tasks

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Before the removal of the Ask button:

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It was in code mode first, then I switched to Plan mode.
That worked before the Ask button was removed.

Now it worked..
The prompt was:

Suggest Tasks to
1. Create an `internal/app/audit` service plus `internal/adapters/db/audit_repository.go` that persists `ent.AuditLog` records, exposing a port for other services.
2. Inject the audit service in `internal/app/bootstrap/bootstrap.go` and invoke it from project/content/entry/collaboration services (and HTTP handlers) whenever state-changing operations succeed, capturing before/after hashes and actor IDs.
3. Provide read APIs (REST/GraphQL) for audit history and extend tests covering audit emission for key mutations.

Suggesting to add a better UX

Can you just add the Ask button back?
This 2 clicks Plan mode is a step back

Can you just add the Ask button back? This 2 clicks Plan mode is a step back

I second this totally!

I has always been and still is very unreliable creating task anyway. most of the time if you ask it to create tasks it will just create a bullet list

The Ask button should absolutely be brought back. At this point I'm using the VS Code extension and copy-pasting the task prompt.

This isn't fixed

@joeytrasatti-openai this is not fixed

@gpeal this isn't fixed

@dlukt Sorry for not responding here - We did not bring the button back but we have improved the system prompt such that it will be able to work the same as vscode / cli. In those products, there are no ask modes, the model just responds based on the question.

This fix has been in for a while, could you please try it again?

And to be clear - it definitely should be able to create the task stubs again that you can click to start tasks

it's not 100% though.
I still get raw markdown output instead of rendered tasks occasionally.
perhaps it's better now with 5.1.
I'll keep an eye on it, and if it happens again create a new issue
@joeytrasatti-openai

The raw markdown output was a separate bug that should also be fixed now! Apologies for that. Please do and tag me if you have more issues