feat(codex): make terminal animations configurable

src/tmux-manager.ts

@@ -640,6 +640,10 @@ export function buildCodexCommand(config?: CodexConfig): string {
     parts.push('--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox');
   }
 
+  if (config?.animations !== undefined) {
+    parts.push('--config', `tui.animations=${config.animations ? 'true' : 'false'}`);
+  }
+
   if (config?.model) {
     const safeModel = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._\-/]+$/.test(config.model) ? config.model : undefined;
     if (safeModel) parts.push('--model', safeModel);

src/types/session.ts

@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ export interface CodexConfig {
   resumeSessionId?: string;
   /** Bypass approval prompts (passes --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox) */
   dangerouslyBypassApprovals?: boolean;
+  /** Enable Codex's decorative TUI animations. Disable to reduce remote terminal redraws. */
+  animations?: boolean;
   /** Browser rendering strategy for Codex sessions. Hybrid TUI is the only supported mode. */
   renderMode?: CodexRenderMode;
 }

src/web/public/index.html

@@ -1654,6 +1654,14 @@ <h3>App Settings</h3>
               </label>
               <span class="form-hint">Start new Codex sessions with --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox</span>
             </div>
+            <div class="form-row form-row-switch">
+              <label>Animated Status Effects</label>
+              <label class="switch">
+                <input type="checkbox" id="appSettingsCodexAnimations">
+                <span class="slider"></span>
+              </label>
+              <span class="form-hint">Decorative Codex TUI motion for new local sessions. Leave off to reduce remote and mobile redraws.</span>
+            </div>
           </div>
           <!-- Models Tab -->
           <div class="modal-tab-content hidden" id="settings-models">

src/web/public/session-ui.js

@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
           ...(isRemote ? {} : {
             codexConfig: {
               dangerouslyBypassApprovals: globalSettings.codexDangerouslyBypassApprovals ?? false,
+              animations: globalSettings.codexAnimationsEnabled ?? false,
               renderMode: 'hybrid',
             },
             ...(Object.keys(envOverrides).length > 0 ? { envOverrides } : {}),

src/web/public/settings-ui.js

@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
     // Codex CLI settings
     document.getElementById('appSettingsCodexDangerouslyBypassApprovals').checked =
       settings.codexDangerouslyBypassApprovals ?? false;
+    document.getElementById('appSettingsCodexAnimations').checked =
+      settings.codexAnimationsEnabled ?? false;
     // Claude Permissions settings
     document.getElementById('appSettingsAgentTeams').checked = settings.agentTeamsEnabled ?? false;
     document.getElementById('appSettingsClaudeModel').value = settings.claudeModel ?? '';
@@ -1467,6 +1469,7 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
       allowedTools: document.getElementById('appSettingsAllowedTools').value.trim(),
       // Codex CLI settings
       codexDangerouslyBypassApprovals: document.getElementById('appSettingsCodexDangerouslyBypassApprovals').checked,
+      codexAnimationsEnabled: document.getElementById('appSettingsCodexAnimations').checked,
       // Claude Permissions settings
       agentTeamsEnabled: document.getElementById('appSettingsAgentTeams').checked,
       claudeModel: document.getElementById('appSettingsClaudeModel').value,

src/web/schemas.ts

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ const CodexConfigSchema = z
       .regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/)
       .optional(),
     dangerouslyBypassApprovals: z.boolean().optional(),
+    animations: z.boolean().optional(),
     renderMode: z
       .enum(['scrollback', 'hybrid'])
       .optional()
@@ -756,6 +757,7 @@ export const SettingsUpdateSchema = z
     allowedTools: z.string().max(2000).optional(),
     // Codex CLI settings
     codexDangerouslyBypassApprovals: z.boolean().optional(),
+    codexAnimationsEnabled: z.boolean().optional(),
     // Terminal history and retention
     terminalScrollbackLines: z
       .number()

test/run-mode-ui.test.ts

@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ describe('Codex quick start settings', () => {
       /<div class="modal-tab-content hidden" id="settings-claude">([\s\S]*?)<!-- Codex CLI Tab -->/
     );
     expect(claudeTab?.[1]).not.toContain('appSettingsCodexDangerouslyBypassApprovals');
+    expect(claudeTab?.[1]).not.toContain('appSettingsCodexAnimations');
 
     const codexTab = html.match(
       /<div class="modal-tab-content hidden" id="settings-codex">([\s\S]*?)<\/div>\s*<!-- Models Tab -->/
     );
     expect(codexTab?.[1]).toContain('appSettingsCodexDangerouslyBypassApprovals');
+    expect(codexTab?.[1]).toContain('appSettingsCodexAnimations');
     expect(codexTab?.[1]).not.toContain('appSettingsCodexRenderMode');
   });
 
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ describe('Codex quick start settings', () => {
     app.terminal = { clear: () => {}, writeln: () => {}, focus: () => {} };
     app.loadAppSettingsFromStorage = () => ({
       codexDangerouslyBypassApprovals: true,
+      codexAnimationsEnabled: false,
     });
     app.getCaseSettings = () => ({});
     app.buildEnvOverrides = () => ({});
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ describe('Codex quick start settings', () => {
       mode: 'codex',
       // tabs follow the w<n>-<case> naming convention (quick-start would otherwise auto-name codeman-<id>)
       sessionName: 'w1-codex-case',
-      codexConfig: { dangerouslyBypassApprovals: true, renderMode: 'hybrid' },
+      codexConfig: { dangerouslyBypassApprovals: true, animations: false, renderMode: 'hybrid' },
     });
     expect(selected).toEqual(['sess-1']);
   });

test/tmux-manager.test.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import {
   TmuxManager,
+  buildCodexCommand,
   buildRemoteKillCommand,
   buildRemoteLaunchCommand,
   formatPaneSnapshot,
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ describe('TmuxManager (unit)', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Codex command builder', () => {
+    it('controls decorative TUI animation through Codex config', () => {
+      expect(buildCodexCommand({ animations: false })).toBe('codex --config tui.animations=false');
+      expect(buildCodexCommand({ animations: true })).toBe('codex --config tui.animations=true');
+      expect(buildCodexCommand()).toBe('codex');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('remote launch command builder', () => {
     it('wraps codex command overrides in ssh with remote tmux launch', () => {
       const command = buildRemoteLaunchCommand({