diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 301d91a42247..892c049a4418 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@ If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), <a href="http
 </br>If you are looking for the <em>cloud-based agent</em> from OpenAI, <strong>Codex Web</strong>, go to <a href="https://chatgpt.com/codex">chatgpt.com/codex</a>.</p>
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> **Exomind fork status**
+> Exomind fork status
+>
 > This fork tracks `openai/codex` and carries a small set of workflow-level changes on top of upstream.
+>
 > - README section updated on `2026-03-07`
 > - Latest `upstream/main` observed at update time: `9a4787c24`
 > - Current fork/upstream merge-base: `b6d43ec8`
 > - Fork-specific additions currently include:
 >   - a shared pending-input queue for repeating queue and repeating steer messages, with distinct preview colors
 >   - `Shift+Tab` cycling collaboration mode when the composer is empty, and enqueuing a repeating queue message otherwise
->   - `Alt+↑` recalling the most recently enqueued queue or steer draft by enqueue order
+>   - `Alt+Up` recalling the most recently enqueued queue or steer draft by enqueue order
 >   - Termux compatibility work and a stable Android build path
 >   - fork-specific CI compatibility adjustments plus governance/task-tracking experiments
 > - When this block changes, update the `upstream/main` hash in the same PR so the fork baseline stays auditable
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
index d028aeaa02b4..549012db07f3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
@@ -72,23 +72,26 @@ impl PendingInputPreview {
         for steer in &self.pending_steers {
             let wrapped = if steer.repeating {
                 adaptive_wrap_lines(
-                    steer.text.lines().map(|line| Line::from(line.cyan())),
+                    steer
+                        .text
+                        .lines()
+                        .map(|line| Line::from(line.cyan().bold())),
                     RtOptions::new(width as usize)
-                        .initial_indent(Line::from("  ! repeat steer: ".cyan()))
+                        .initial_indent(Line::from("  ! repeat steer: ".cyan().bold()))
                         .subsequent_indent(Line::from("    ")),
                 )
             } else {
                 adaptive_wrap_lines(
-                    steer.text.lines().map(|line| Line::from(line.blue())),
+                    steer.text.lines().map(|line| Line::from(line.light_blue())),
                     RtOptions::new(width as usize)
-                        .initial_indent(Line::from("  ! pending steer: ".blue()))
+                        .initial_indent(Line::from("  ! pending steer: ".light_blue()))
                         .subsequent_indent(Line::from("    ")),
                 )
             };
             let overflow_line = if steer.repeating {
-                Line::from("    …".cyan())
+                Line::from("    …".cyan().bold())
             } else {
-                Line::from("    …".blue())
+                Line::from("    …".light_blue())
             };
             Self::push_truncated_preview_lines(&mut lines, wrapped, overflow_line);
         }
@@ -100,48 +103,45 @@ impl PendingInputPreview {
                         message
                             .text
                             .lines()
-                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.cyan().italic())),
+                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.cyan().bold().italic())),
                         RtOptions::new(width as usize)
-                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↻ ! ".cyan()))
+                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↻ ! ".cyan().bold()))
                             .subsequent_indent(Line::from("    ")),
                     ),
-                    Line::from("    …".cyan().italic()),
+                    Line::from("    …".cyan().bold().italic()),
                 ),
                 (true, false) => (
                     adaptive_wrap_lines(
                         message
                             .text
                             .lines()
-                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.blue().italic())),
+                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.light_blue().italic())),
                         RtOptions::new(width as usize)
-                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↳ ! ".blue()))
+                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↳ ! ".light_blue()))
                             .subsequent_indent(Line::from("    ")),
                     ),
-                    Line::from("    …".blue().italic()),
+                    Line::from("    …".light_blue().italic()),
                 ),
                 (false, true) => (
                     adaptive_wrap_lines(
                         message
                             .text
                             .lines()
-                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.yellow().italic())),
+                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.green().bold().italic())),
                         RtOptions::new(width as usize)
-                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↻ ".yellow()))
+                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↻ ".green().bold()))
                             .subsequent_indent(Line::from("    ")),
                     ),
-                    Line::from("    …".yellow().italic()),
+                    Line::from("    …".green().bold().italic()),
                 ),
                 (false, false) => (
                     adaptive_wrap_lines(
-                        message
-                            .text
-                            .lines()
-                            .map(|line| Line::from(line.green().italic())),
+                        message.text.lines().map(|line| Line::from(line.italic())),
                         RtOptions::new(width as usize)
-                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↳ ".green()))
+                            .initial_indent(Line::from("  ↳ "))
                             .subsequent_indent(Line::from("    ")),
                     ),
-                    Line::from("    …".green().italic()),
+                    Line::from("    …".italic()),
                 ),
             };
             Self::push_truncated_preview_lines(&mut lines, wrapped, overflow_line);
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_many_line_message.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_many_line_message.snap
index b3a9f32aaab0..b2cde9a77682 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_many_line_message.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_many_line_message.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 301
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -13,14 +12,14 @@ Buffer {
         "    ⌥ + ↑ edit                          ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 11, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 13, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 13, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 3, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 5, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 0, y: 4, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: DIM,
         x: 14, y: 4, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_more_than_three_messages.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_more_than_three_messages.snap
index 95946584cbde..385f9232fee1 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_more_than_three_messages.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_more_than_three_messages.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 272
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -13,17 +12,14 @@ Buffer {
         "    ⌥ + ↑ edit                          ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 17, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 1, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 27, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 27, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 3, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 3, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 28, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 0, y: 4, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: DIM,
         x: 14, y: 4, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_multiline_pending_steer_uses_single_prefix_and_truncates.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_multiline_pending_steer_uses_single_prefix_and_truncates.snap
index 08a4f3fbe702..68b2040663f8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_multiline_pending_steer_uses_single_prefix_and_truncates.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_multiline_pending_steer_uses_single_prefix_and_truncates.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 378
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -12,13 +11,13 @@ Buffer {
         "    …                                           ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
         x: 28, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
         x: 15, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
         x: 14, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 3, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 0, y: 3, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
         x: 5, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
     ]
 }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_message.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_message.snap
index f3e2a1e33787..5901ca276915 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_message.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_message.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 238
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -10,8 +9,8 @@ Buffer {
         "    ⌥ + ↑ edit                          ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 17, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 0, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: DIM,
         x: 14, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_pending_steer.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_pending_steer.snap
index 59c5a830200b..2ae420255483 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_pending_steer.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_one_pending_steer.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 345
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ Buffer {
         "  ! pending steer: Please continue.             ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Blue, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: LightBlue, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 35, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
     ]
 }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_pending_steers_above_queued_messages.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_pending_steers_above_queued_messages.snap
index dc43cd6336e7..45960432313f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_pending_steers_above_queued_messages.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_pending_steers_above_queued_messages.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 362
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -12,12 +11,12 @@ Buffer {
         "    ⌥ + ↑ edit                                      ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Blue, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: LightBlue, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 35, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 1, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 0, y: 1, fg: Cyan, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
         x: 48, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 2, fg: Yellow, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Yellow, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
+        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD | ITALIC,
         x: 29, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 0, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: DIM,
         x: 14, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_two_messages.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_two_messages.snap
index 85317b79552b..5911fb902fcb 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_two_messages.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_two_messages.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 252
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -11,11 +10,10 @@ Buffer {
         "    ⌥ + ↑ edit                          ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 17, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 1, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 27, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 0, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: DIM,
         x: 14, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_wrapped_message.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_wrapped_message.snap
index cb7a661d9b3c..4994f4fa1ff8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_wrapped_message.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/snapshots/codex_tui__bottom_pane__pending_input_preview__tests__render_wrapped_message.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 source: tui/src/bottom_pane/pending_input_preview.rs
-assertion_line: 288
 expression: "format!(\"{buf:?}\")"
 ---
 Buffer {
@@ -12,13 +11,12 @@ Buffer {
         "    ⌥ + ↑ edit                          ",
     ],
     styles: [
-        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 4, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 0, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 14, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 0, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
-        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Green, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
+        x: 4, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: ITALIC,
         x: 27, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
         x: 0, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: DIM,
         x: 14, y: 3, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,