diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/bash.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/bash.rs
index 5b94daf252..66c79cd289 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/bash.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/bash.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use tree_sitter::Node;
 use tree_sitter::Parser;
 use tree_sitter::Tree;
 use tree_sitter_bash::LANGUAGE as BASH;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn try_parse_word_only_commands_sequence(tree: &Tree, src: &str) -> Option<V
 
     let mut commands = Vec::new();
     for node in command_nodes {
-        if let Some(words) = parse_plain_command_from_node(node, src) {
+        if let Some(words) = extract_words_from_command_node(node, src) {
             commands.push(words);
         } else {
             return None;
@@ -84,7 +85,10 @@ pub fn try_parse_word_only_commands_sequence(tree: &Tree, src: &str) -> Option<V
     Some(commands)
 }
 
-fn parse_plain_command_from_node(cmd: tree_sitter::Node, src: &str) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+/// Extract the plain words of a simple command node, normalizing quoted
+/// strings into their contents. Returns None if the node contains unsupported
+/// constructs for a word-only command.
+pub(crate) fn extract_words_from_command_node(cmd: Node, src: &str) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
     if cmd.kind() != "command" {
         return None;
     }
@@ -130,6 +134,43 @@ fn parse_plain_command_from_node(cmd: tree_sitter::Node, src: &str) -> Option<Ve
     Some(words)
 }
 
+/// Find the earliest `command` node in source order within the parse tree.
+pub(crate) fn find_first_command_node(tree: &Tree) -> Option<Node<'_>> {
+    let root = tree.root_node();
+    let mut cursor = root.walk();
+    let mut stack = vec![root];
+    let mut best: Option<Node> = None;
+    while let Some(node) = stack.pop() {
+        if node.is_named() && node.kind() == "command" {
+            if best.map_or(true, |b| node.start_byte() < b.start_byte()) {
+                best = Some(node);
+            }
+        }
+        for child in node.children(&mut cursor) {
+            stack.push(child);
+        }
+    }
+    best
+}
+
+/// Given the first command node, return the byte index in `src` at which the
+/// remainder script starts, only if the next non-whitespace token is `&&`.
+pub(crate) fn remainder_start_after_and(first_cmd: Node, src: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    let mut sib = first_cmd.next_sibling()?;
+    while !sib.is_named() && sib.kind().trim().is_empty() {
+        sib = sib.next_sibling()?;
+    }
+    if sib.is_named() || sib.kind() != "&&" {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let mut idx = sib.end_byte() as usize;
+    let bytes = src.as_bytes();
+    while idx < bytes.len() && bytes[idx].is_ascii_whitespace() {
+        idx += 1;
+    }
+    if idx >= bytes.len() { None } else { Some(idx) }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index 7177348f57..95d1e4dbe6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use crate::AuthManager;
 use crate::client_common::REVIEW_PROMPT;
 use crate::event_mapping::map_response_item_to_event_messages;
+use crate::prettify_command_for_display::prettify_command_for_display;
 use async_channel::Receiver;
 use async_channel::Sender;
 use codex_apply_patch::ApplyPatchAction;
@@ -2783,7 +2784,8 @@ async fn handle_container_exec_with_params(
                     params.with_escalated_permissions.unwrap_or(false),
                 )
             };
-            let command_for_display = params.command.clone();
+            let command_for_display = prettify_command_for_display(&params.command)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| params.command.clone());
             (params, safety, command_for_display)
         }
     };
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs
index 55d0062454..821fb465e0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mod mcp_tool_call;
 mod message_history;
 mod model_provider_info;
 pub mod parse_command;
+mod prettify_command_for_display;
 mod truncate;
 mod unified_exec;
 mod user_instructions;
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/prettify_command_for_display.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/prettify_command_for_display.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00f23f4c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/prettify_command_for_display.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+use crate::bash::extract_words_from_command_node;
+use crate::bash::find_first_command_node;
+use crate::bash::remainder_start_after_and;
+use crate::bash::try_parse_bash;
+
+/// If one exists, returns a copy of `command` that reads more naturally in logs
+/// and error messages.
+///
+/// When the command is a classic shell wrapper such as `bash -lc "cd repo &&
+/// git status"`, the returned value contains only the prettified script (with
+/// the leading `cd`/`pushd` removed) and excludes the `bash -lc` wrapper.
+/// Any other command returns `None`.
+pub fn prettify_command_for_display(command: &[String]) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+    let shell_script = parse_shell_script_from_shell_invocation(command)?;
+
+    let tree = try_parse_bash(&shell_script)?;
+
+    // Find the earliest command node in source order.
+    let first_cmd = find_first_command_node(&tree)?;
+
+    // Verify the first command is `cd <dir>` or `pushd <dir>` (exactly 2 words).
+    let words = extract_words_from_command_node(first_cmd, &shell_script)?;
+    if !is_command_cd_to_directory(&words) {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // Determine textual remainder using sibling tokens in the parse tree.
+    let idx = remainder_start_after_and(first_cmd, &shell_script)?;
+    let remainder = shell_script[idx..].to_string();
+    Some(vec![remainder])
+}
+
+/// This is similar to [`crate::shell::strip_bash_lc`] and should potentially
+/// be unified with it.
+fn parse_shell_script_from_shell_invocation(command: &[String]) -> Option<String> {
+    match command {
+        // exactly three items
+        [first, second, third]
+            // first two must be "bash", "-lc"
+            if first == "bash" && second == "-lc" =>
+        {
+            Some(third.clone())
+        }
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_command_cd_to_directory(command: &[String]) -> bool {
+    matches!(command, [first, _dir] if first == "cd" || first == "pushd")
+}
+
+// Helper moved to crate::bash
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::prettify_command_for_display;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_in_bash_script_is_hidden() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd foo && echo hi".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["echo hi".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_with_quoted_path_is_hidden() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "  cd 'foo bar' && ls".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["ls".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_with_additional_cd_is_preserved() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd foo && cd bar && ls".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["cd bar && ls".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_with_or_connector_is_preserved() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd and_and || echo \"couldn't find the dir for &&\"".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        // Not a classic wrapper (uses ||), so no prettified form.
+        assert_eq!(display, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_preserves_operators_between_remaining_commands() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd foo && ls && git status".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["ls && git status".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_preserves_pipelines() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd foo && ls | rg foo".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["ls | rg foo".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_preserves_sequence_operator() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd foo && ls; git status".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["ls; git status".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn non_shell_command_is_returned_unmodified() {
+        let command = vec!["rg".to_string(), "--files".to_string()];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        // Not a shell wrapper, so no prettified form.
+        assert_eq!(display, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_with_or_operator_is_preserved() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd missing && ls || echo 'fallback'".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(display, Some(vec!["ls || echo 'fallback'".to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cd_prefix_with_ampersands_in_string_is_hidden() {
+        let command = vec![
+            "bash".to_string(),
+            "-lc".to_string(),
+            "cd foo && echo \"checking && markers\"".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let display = prettify_command_for_display(&command);
+        assert_eq!(
+            display,
+            Some(vec!["echo \"checking && markers\"".to_string()])
+        );
+    }
+}