diff --git a/cli/src/codex/codexMcpClient.ts b/cli/src/codex/codexMcpClient.ts
index 23e719ea..8352704a 100644
--- a/cli/src/codex/codexMcpClient.ts
+++ b/cli/src/codex/codexMcpClient.ts
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ export class CodexMcpClient {
                         toolCallId,
                         toolName,
                         {
-                            command: command ?? [],
-                            cwd: cwd ?? ''
+                            message: typeof params.message === 'string' ? params.message : undefined,
+                            command: command ?? undefined,
+                            cwd: cwd ?? undefined
                         }
                     );
 
diff --git a/cli/src/codex/codexRemoteLauncher.ts b/cli/src/codex/codexRemoteLauncher.ts
index 8e8b68a8..7c37c786 100644
--- a/cli/src/codex/codexRemoteLauncher.ts
+++ b/cli/src/codex/codexRemoteLauncher.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class CodexRemoteLauncher extends RemoteLauncherBase {
         const permissionHandler = new CodexPermissionHandler(session.client, {
             onRequest: ({ id, toolName, input }) => {
                 const inputRecord = input && typeof input === 'object' ? input as Record<string, unknown> : {};
+                const message = typeof inputRecord.message === 'string' ? inputRecord.message : undefined;
                 const rawCommand = inputRecord.command;
                 const command = Array.isArray(rawCommand)
                     ? rawCommand.filter((part): part is string => typeof part === 'string').join(' ')
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ class CodexRemoteLauncher extends RemoteLauncherBase {
                     callId: id,
                     input: {
                         tool: toolName,
+                        message,
                         command,
                         cwd
                     },
diff --git a/web/src/components/ToolCard/knownTools.tsx b/web/src/components/ToolCard/knownTools.tsx
index 3117ad39..8d07e5d7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ToolCard/knownTools.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ToolCard/knownTools.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const knownTools: Record<string, {
             const tool = getInputStringAny(opts.input, ['tool'])
             return tool ? `Permission: ${tool}` : 'Permission request'
         },
-        subtitle: (opts) => getInputStringAny(opts.input, ['command']) ?? null,
+        subtitle: (opts) => getInputStringAny(opts.input, ['message', 'command']) ?? null,
         minimal: true
     },
     shell_command: {