Show unsupported goal notices

README.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Codex Panel supports the app-server-backed Codex workflows that fit a persistent
 - Send steering messages during a running turn, or interrupt when the composer is empty.
 - Respond to command, file, and permission approval requests.
 - Stream assistant messages, reasoning, commands, tool calls, hooks, file changes, and agent activity.
+- Codex goal management is not supported. Incoming goal notifications are shown only as brief system notices.
 - Inspect file changes and roll back the latest turn without reverting local files.
 - Inspect context usage, usage limits, connection diagnostics, MCP server inventory, and effective config (`/status`, `/doctor`, `/mcp`).
 - Inspect and manage discovered Codex hooks from Codex Panel settings.

src/panel/controller.ts

@@ -259,8 +259,10 @@ export class PanelController {
       this.actions.refreshThreads();
     } else if (method === "thread/settings/updated") {
       this.applyThreadSettings(params.threadSettings);
-    } else if (method === "thread/goal/updated" || method === "thread/goal/cleared") {
-      return;
+    } else if (method === "thread/goal/updated") {
+      this.addSystemMessage(`Thread goal updated: status ${params.goal.status}. Codex Panel does not support goals.`);
+    } else if (method === "thread/goal/cleared") {
+      this.addSystemMessage("Thread goal cleared. Codex Panel does not support goals.");
     }
   }
 

tests/panel/panel-controller.test.ts

@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ describe("PanelController", () => {
       expect(state.activeServiceTierOverride).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it("keeps goal notifications out of the message stream", () => {
+    it("shows unsupported goal update notifications as system messages", () => {
       const state = createPanelState();
       state.activeThreadId = "thread-active";
       const controller = controllerForState(state);
@@ -1087,7 +1087,32 @@ describe("PanelController", () => {
         },
       } satisfies Extract<ServerNotification, { method: "thread/goal/updated" }>);
 
-      expect(state.displayItems).toEqual([]);
+      expect(state.displayItems).toMatchObject([
+        {
+          kind: "system",
+          text: "Thread goal updated: status active. Codex Panel does not support goals.",
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it("shows unsupported goal clear notifications as system messages", () => {
+      const state = createPanelState();
+      state.activeThreadId = "thread-active";
+      const controller = controllerForState(state);
+
+      controller.handleNotification({
+        method: "thread/goal/cleared",
+        params: {
+          threadId: "thread-active",
+        },
+      } satisfies Extract<ServerNotification, { method: "thread/goal/cleared" }>);
+
+      expect(state.displayItems).toMatchObject([
+        {
+          kind: "system",
+          text: "Thread goal cleared. Codex Panel does not support goals.",
+        },
+      ]);
     });
   });