Update copy (#1935)

Updated copy --------- Co-authored-by: pap-openai <pap@openai.com>
2025-08-07 03:29:33 -07:00
parent 5589c6089b
commit 1e4bf81653
10 changed files with 57 additions and 36 deletions
--- a/codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat-input.tsx
+++ b/codex-cli/src/components/chat/terminal-chat-input.tsx
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ export default function TerminalChatInput({
          />
        ) : (
          <Text dimColor>
-            ctrl+c to exit | "/" to see commands | enter to send
+            Ctrl+C to exit | "/" to see commands | Enter to send
            {contextLeftPercent > 25 && (
              <>
                {" — "}
--- a/codex-cli/src/components/help-overlay.tsx
+++ b/codex-cli/src/components/help-overlay.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default function HelpOverlay({
      </Box>

      <Box paddingX={1}>
-        <Text dimColor>esc or q to close</Text>
+        <Text dimColor>Esc or q to close</Text>
      </Box>
    </Box>
  );
--- a/codex-cli/src/utils/get-api-key-components.tsx
+++ b/codex-cli/src/utils/get-api-key-components.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function WaitingForAuth(): JSX.Element {
      <Spinner type="ball" />
      <Text>
        {" "}
-        Waiting for authentication… <Text dimColor>ctrl + c to quit</Text>
+        Waiting for authentication… <Text dimColor>Ctrl + C to quit</Text>
      </Text>
    </Box>
  );
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::bottom_pane::textarea::TextAreaState;
 use codex_file_search::FileMatch;
 use std::cell::RefCell;

-const BASE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT: &str = "...";
+const BASE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT: &str = "Ask Codex to do anything";
 /// If the pasted content exceeds this number of characters, replace it with a
 /// placeholder in the UI.
 const LARGE_PASTE_CHAR_THRESHOLD: usize = 1000;
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__chat_composertestsempty.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__chat_composertestsempty.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
 expression: terminal.backend()
 ---
-"▌ ...                                                                                               "
+"▌ Ask Codex to do anything                                                                          "
 "▌                                                                                                   "
 "▌                                                                                                   "
 "▌                                                                                                   "
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
@@ -196,12 +196,11 @@ impl HistoryCell {
                    Span::raw(format!(" {cwd_str}")).dim(),
                ]),
                Line::from("".dim()),
-                Line::from(" Try one of the following commands to get started:".dim()),
+                Line::from(" To get started, describe a task or try one of these commands:".dim()),
                Line::from("".dim()),
-                Line::from(format!(" 1. /init - {}", SlashCommand::Init.description()).dim()),
-                Line::from(format!(" 2. /status - {}", SlashCommand::Status.description()).dim()),
-                Line::from(format!(" 3. /compact - {}", SlashCommand::Compact.description()).dim()),
-                Line::from(format!(" 4. /new - {}", SlashCommand::New.description()).dim()),
+                Line::from(format!(" /init - {}", SlashCommand::Init.description()).dim()),
+                Line::from(format!(" /status - {}", SlashCommand::Status.description()).dim()),
+                Line::from(format!(" /diff - {}", SlashCommand::Diff.description()).dim()),
                Line::from("".dim()),
            ];
            HistoryCell::WelcomeMessage {
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/auth.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/auth.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,14 @@ impl AuthModeWidget {
            Line::from(vec![
                Span::raw("> "),
                Span::styled(
-                    "Sign in with your ChatGPT account?",
+                    "Sign in with ChatGPT to use Codex as part of your paid plan",
+                    Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
+                ),
+            ]),
+            Line::from(vec![
+                Span::raw("  "),
+                Span::styled(
+                    "or connect an API key for usage-based billing",
                    Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
                ),
            ]),
@@ -145,18 +152,18 @@ impl AuthModeWidget {
        lines.extend(create_mode_item(
            0,
            AuthMode::ChatGPT,
-            "Sign in with ChatGPT or create a new account",
-            "Leverages your plan, starting at $20 a month for Plus",
+            "Sign in with ChatGPT",
+            "Usage included with Plus, Pro, and Team plans",
        ));
        lines.extend(create_mode_item(
            1,
            AuthMode::ApiKey,
            "Provide your own API key",
-            "Pay only for what you use",
+            "Pay for what you use",
        ));
        lines.push(Line::from(""));
        lines.push(
-            Line::from("Press Enter to continue")
+            Line::from("  Press Enter to continue")
                .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
        );
        if let Some(err) = &self.error {
@@ -179,8 +186,7 @@ impl AuthModeWidget {
        let lines = vec![
            Line::from(spans),
            Line::from(""),
-            Line::from("  Press Escape to cancel")
-                .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
+            Line::from("  Press Esc to cancel").style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
        ];
        Paragraph::new(lines)
            .wrap(Wrap { trim: false })
@@ -194,17 +200,30 @@ impl AuthModeWidget {
            Line::from(""),
            Line::from("> Before you start:"),
            Line::from(""),
-            Line::from("  Codex can make mistakes"),
-            Line::from("  Check important info")
-                .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
+            Line::from("  Decide how much autonomy you want to grant Codex"),
+            Line::from(vec![
+                Span::raw("  For more details see the "),
+                Span::styled(
+                    "\u{1b}]8;;https://github.com/openai/codex\u{7}Codex docs\u{1b}]8;;\u{7}",
+                    Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::UNDERLINED),
+                ),
+            ])
+            .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
            Line::from(""),
-            Line::from("  Due to prompt injection risks, only use it with code you trust"),
-            Line::from("  For more details see https://github.com/openai/codex")
+            Line::from("  Codex can make mistakes")
+                .style(Style::default().fg(Color::White)),
+            Line::from("  Review the code it writes and commands it runs")
                .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
            Line::from(""),
            Line::from("  Powered by your ChatGPT account"),
-            Line::from("  Uses your plan's rate limits and training data preferences")
-                .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
+            Line::from(vec![
+                Span::raw("  Uses your plan's rate limits and "),
+                Span::styled(
+                    "\u{1b}]8;;https://chatgpt.com/#settings\u{7}training data preferences\u{1b}]8;;\u{7}",
+                    Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::UNDERLINED),
+                ),
+            ])
+            .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
            Line::from(""),
            Line::from("  Press Enter to continue").style(Style::default().fg(LIGHT_BLUE)),
        ];
@@ -236,7 +255,10 @@ impl AuthModeWidget {

    fn render_env_var_missing(&self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
        let lines = vec![
-            Line::from("✘ OPENAI_API_KEY not found").style(Style::default().fg(Color::Red)),
+            Line::from(
+                "  To use Codex with the OpenAI API, set OPENAI_API_KEY in your environment",
+            )
+            .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Blue)),
            Line::from(""),
            Line::from("  Press Enter to return")
                .style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM)),
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/welcome.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/welcome.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ pub(crate) struct WelcomeWidget {
 impl WidgetRef for &WelcomeWidget {
    fn render_ref(&self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
        let line = Line::from(vec![
-            Span::raw("> "),
+            Span::raw(">_ "),
            Span::styled(
-                "Welcome to Codex, OpenAI's coding agent that runs in your terminal",
+                "Welcome to Codex, OpenAI's command-line coding agent",
                Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
            ),
        ]);
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/slash_command.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/slash_command.rs
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ impl SlashCommand {
    /// User-visible description shown in the popup.
    pub fn description(self) -> &'static str {
        match self {
-            SlashCommand::New => "Start a new chat",
-            SlashCommand::Init => "Create an AGENTS.md file with instructions for Codex",
-            SlashCommand::Compact => "Compact the chat history",
-            SlashCommand::Quit => "Exit the application",
-            SlashCommand::Diff => "Show git diff (including untracked files)",
-            SlashCommand::Status => "Show current session configuration and token usage",
-            SlashCommand::Logout => "Log out of Codex",
+            SlashCommand::New => "start a new chat during a conversation",
+            SlashCommand::Init => "create an AGENTS.md file with instructions for Codex",
+            SlashCommand::Compact => "summarize conversation to prevent hitting the context limit",
+            SlashCommand::Quit => "exit Codex",
+            SlashCommand::Diff => "show git diff (including untracked files)",
+            SlashCommand::Status => "show current session configuration and token usage",
+            SlashCommand::Logout => "log out of Codex",
            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-            SlashCommand::TestApproval => "Test approval request",
+            SlashCommand::TestApproval => "test approval request",
        }
    }

--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/status_indicator_widget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/status_indicator_widget.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl WidgetRef for StatusIndicatorWidget {
            Style::default().fg(Color::Gray).add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
        ));
        spans.push(Span::styled(
-            "Ctrl c",
+            "Ctrl C",
            Style::default()
                .fg(Color::Gray)
                .add_modifier(Modifier::DIM | Modifier::BOLD),