Developers blast OpenAI Codex CLI sparkle animations in terminal prompt

Developers are criticizing OpenAI Codex CLI for adding sparkle animations to the terminal prompt, noting that the decorative characters get copied into text and calling the feature style over substance that should never have shipped.

2026-09-13 ~ 2026-09-14 · 3 related posts

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