Display dot files and folders (.agents/.codex etc)

[neilsanghrajka]

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Latest

What subscription do you have?

ChatGpt Pro

What platform is your computer?

MaxOS

What issue are you seeing?

The file viewer on the right side does not show any .files. It's useful for us to view skills etc in .agents/skills. This is when "all files" is toggled. In diff view it does show up.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Open Codex App -> All Files toggle in file viewer on the right.

What is the expected behavior?

Allow users to see all files and folders like any normal IDE would.

Additional information

No response

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[etraut-openai]

The current behavior is intended, so we don't consider this a bug. I've changed it to a feature request, and we can see if other users upvote it.

[DiamondNectar]

Yes, this is definitely a much-needed feature.

Codex App is clearly moving toward becoming a full-fledged replacement IDE, and that’s exactly the direction it should continue in. Features like this are not just nice-to-have — they are essential for real daily development workflows.

If the goal is to make Codex App a primary development environment, it needs to cover these core use cases seamlessly, without forcing users to switch back to traditional IDEs.

Feels like we’re getting very close to that point 🚀

[tom-nash]

The "All files" setting on the "File Tree" not showing all files is really frustrating.

It's sorta gaslighting the user... Definitely the wrong UX decision and if it's principled in some way there should be a toggle for the censoring in Configuration/Personalisation/Appearance

A silly example is Codex referencing an .env.example file it may create in a new project, while the user will be left thinking the file tree is stale (which happens sometimes) or as if there's an issue

Using the terminal as my file tree day to day is a bit silly imho

[DiamondNectar]

I also think this should be configurable in the settings and left up to the user, especially if it was originally implemented for security and data privacy reasons.

[JoshuaSoileau]

+1 to this, if the agent is able to modify these hidden folders, and they appear as being "modified" in the "changed files" UI, you should also be able to get to the same things from the "all files" option