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Return context-usage as simple percent number in CLI #17437

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Return context-usage as simple percent number in CLI#17437
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@leventov
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opened on Apr 11, 2026

What variant of Codex are you using?

CLI

What feature would you like to see?

When upgrading from 0.118.0 to 0.120.0, the context-usage as simple percent number in the /statusline is gone, and re-enabling "context-usage" in /statusline settings gives me this:

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This is a "feature for the sake of feature", and an anti-feature in fact, because I much prefer a simple and precise percent number (e.g., 46%) than guesswork from this progress bar.

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  1. leventov
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    on Apr 11, 2026
  2. github-actions
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    on Apr 11, 2026

  3. github-actions commented on Apr 11, 2026

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    Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

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  4. Averyy commented on Apr 11, 2026

    @Averyy
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    on Apr 11, 2026

    Or the option to pick between them would be great.

  5. etraut-openai
    closed this as a duplicateof New progress bar indicator for context remaining is a downgrade #17313 on Apr 11, 2026
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