Summary
In the Codex desktop app on macOS, recent builds now show many tool-trace rows directly in the chat transcript, such as:
- “Before using the tool”
- “After using the tool”
- “Read thread terminal”
- “completed”
These entries were not exposed like this before, and they now make the conversation significantly harder to read.
Why this is a problem
The tool-trace rows add a lot of visual noise and break the flow of normal chat usage. They take too much vertical space and make it harder to follow the actual assistant response.
This feels like a UX regression in the Codex desktop app.
Expected behavior
Please add a user-facing setting to either:
- hide tool traces entirely, or
- collapse them by default into a compact one-line summary that can be expanded on demand
Example of a better compact display:
Tool call (terminal): completedTool call (search): completed
Actual behavior
Every tool step appears inline in the transcript, which makes the conversation cluttered and much less readable.
Platform
Additional context
Feedback was already submitted in-app as well.
Chat ID:
019da299-5406-7592-9147-b7bbc26b48c7
Summary
In the Codex desktop app on macOS, recent builds now show many tool-trace rows directly in the chat transcript, such as:
These entries were not exposed like this before, and they now make the conversation significantly harder to read.
Why this is a problem
The tool-trace rows add a lot of visual noise and break the flow of normal chat usage. They take too much vertical space and make it harder to follow the actual assistant response.
This feels like a UX regression in the Codex desktop app.
Expected behavior
Please add a user-facing setting to either:
Example of a better compact display:
Tool call (terminal): completedTool call (search): completedActual behavior
Every tool step appears inline in the transcript, which makes the conversation cluttered and much less readable.
Platform
Additional context
Feedback was already submitted in-app as well.
Chat ID:
019da299-5406-7592-9147-b7bbc26b48c7