diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/get_git_diff.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/get_git_diff.rs
index c23dee689b..b3893cf493 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/get_git_diff.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/get_git_diff.rs
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@ mod tests {
             ) {
                 assert_eq!(command.env, HashMap::new());
                 assert_eq!(command.timeout, Duration::from_secs(/*secs*/ 5));
-                assert_eq!(command.output_bytes_cap, 64 * 1024);
                 assert_eq!(command.disable_output_cap, false);
             } else {
                 assert_eq!(command.timeout, DIFF_COMMAND_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/workspace_command.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/workspace_command.rs
index 02495d66dd..6d3c030603 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/workspace_command.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/workspace_command.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! This module is the TUI boundary for non-interactive commands that need to run wherever
 //! the active workspace lives. Callers describe a command in terms of argv, cwd, environment
-//! overrides, timeout, and output cap; the runner translates that request to app-server
+//! overrides and timeout; the runner translates that request to app-server
 //! `command/exec`. Keeping this as a TUI-local abstraction lets status surfaces avoid knowing
 //! whether the current app-server is embedded or remote.
 //!
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ pub(crate) struct WorkspaceCommand {
     pub(crate) env: HashMap<String, Option<String>>,
     /// Maximum wall-clock duration before app-server cancels the command.
     pub(crate) timeout: Duration,
-    /// Maximum captured stdout/stderr bytes returned by app-server.
-    pub(crate) output_bytes_cap: usize,
     /// Whether app-server should return uncapped stdout/stderr.
     pub(crate) disable_output_cap: bool,
 }
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ impl WorkspaceCommand {
             cwd: None,
             env: HashMap::new(),
             timeout: Duration::from_secs(/*secs*/ 5),
-            output_bytes_cap: 64 * 1024,
             disable_output_cap: false,
         }
     }
@@ -164,9 +161,10 @@ impl AppServerWorkspaceCommandRunner {
 impl WorkspaceCommandExecutor for AppServerWorkspaceCommandRunner {
     /// Sends the command as a one-off app-server `command/exec` request.
     ///
-    /// The request is non-tty, does not stream stdin/stdout/stderr, and uses the caller's timeout
-    /// and output cap. It leaves sandbox and permission profile selection to app-server so the same
-    /// runner follows the active session's embedded or remote execution policy.
+    /// The request is non-tty, does not stream stdin/stdout/stderr, and uses the caller's timeout.
+    /// Bounded commands use app-server's default output cap. It leaves sandbox and permission
+    /// profile selection to app-server so the same runner follows the active session's embedded or
+    /// remote execution policy.
     fn run(
         &self,
         command: WorkspaceCommand,
@@ -190,8 +188,7 @@ impl WorkspaceCommandExecutor for AppServerWorkspaceCommandRunner {
                         tty: false,
                         stream_stdin: false,
                         stream_stdout_stderr: false,
-                        output_bytes_cap: (!command.disable_output_cap)
-                            .then_some(command.output_bytes_cap),
+                        output_bytes_cap: None,
                         disable_output_cap: command.disable_output_cap,
                         disable_timeout: false,
                         timeout_ms: Some(timeout_ms),