# Messages are hidden by default in the UI **URL:** \ **Category:** Codex\ **Tags:** codex-desktop-app\ **Created:** [August 11, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/messages-are-hidden-by-default-in-the-ui/1390020 "2026-08-11T17:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juandadev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/juandadev/32/756579_2.png) [@juandadev](https://community.openai.com/u/juandadev)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/messages-are-hidden-by-default-in-the-ui/1390020/1 "2026-08-11T17:16:33Z")
Not sure how to phrase it, but in the Codex desktop app for macOS, some messages are hidden by default, creating this confusing flow like the one below: ![Screenshot 2026-08-11 at 11.04.17 a.m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/a/5/1/a51fa1968398f9b99d38c9e6de2350e484d1e3b7.png) The question alone without any context, only until I uncollapse the dialog above: ![Screen Recording 2026-08-11 at 11.05.19 a.m.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/9/9/2/992b9ca3653fcd6ef4e8ec5296bf519cb2ffae5f.gif) this has been happening a lot. I understand that the model’s reasoning might be hidden by default, but I don’t think this is the case. Either that or it’s because I’m using the obra/superpowers/brainstorming skill, which prompts for many questions and design specs before proceeding to execute the implementation, not sure if anyone else is experiencing a similar situation. ---
**Author:** ![EricGT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/ericgt/32/20571_2.png) [@EricGT](https://community.openai.com/u/EricGT)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/messages-are-hidden-by-default-in-the-ui/1390020/2 "2026-08-11T18:25:56Z")
> [@juandadev](#): > > if anyone else is experiencing a similar situation I use Codex in VS Code with the Codex extension. I also see many of these collapsible sections. From what I can tell, they often represent the details of a subgoal while it is being processed. Once that subgoal is completed, the section may be reduced to a simpler summary line in the session. Personally, I like this presentation. It makes it easier to look back through a goal and its subgoals without having to reread all of the intermediate details, while still leaving those details available when I need them. I program in Prolog and have watched goals and subgoals being processed in a similar way for years, so to me this is largely business as usual. The main difference is that, instead of seeing something resembling Prolog terms or a proof trace, Codex is presenting the process as human-readable text. ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/messages-are-hidden-by-default-in-the-ui/1390020/3 "2026-09-10T16:09:49Z")
Thanks for flagging this. Could you share your Codex app version and an example of the question plus the text hidden above it? That would help us check whether useful context is being collapsed. We appreciate the feedback and will pass it along. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mark\_G](https://community.openai.com/u/Mark_G)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/messages-are-hidden-by-default-in-the-ui/1390020/4 "2026-09-16T17:19:49Z")