diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs
index 3f3097d5e..140882a18 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SKILLS_DIR_NAME: &str = "skills";
 const DEFAULT_MCP_CONFIG_FILE: &str = ".mcp.json";
 const DEFAULT_APP_CONFIG_FILE: &str = ".app.json";
 pub const OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_NAME: &str = "openai-curated";
+pub const OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_DISPLAY_NAME: &str = "OpenAI Curated";
 static CURATED_REPO_SYNC_STARTED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 const FEATURED_PLUGIN_IDS_CACHE_TTL: std::time::Duration =
     std::time::Duration::from_secs(60 * 60 * 3);
@@ -889,7 +890,13 @@ impl PluginsManager {
                 (!plugins.is_empty()).then_some(ConfiguredMarketplace {
                     name: marketplace.name,
                     path: marketplace.path,
-                    interface: marketplace.interface,
+                    interface: if marketplace_name == OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_NAME {
+                        Some(MarketplaceInterface {
+                            display_name: Some(OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_DISPLAY_NAME.to_string()),
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        marketplace.interface
+                    },
                     plugins,
                 })
             })
@@ -972,7 +979,11 @@ impl PluginsManager {
         mcp_server_names.dedup();
 
         Ok(PluginReadOutcome {
-            marketplace_name: marketplace.name,
+            marketplace_name: if marketplace.name == OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_NAME {
+                OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_DISPLAY_NAME.to_string()
+            } else {
+                marketplace.name
+            },
             marketplace_path: marketplace.path,
             plugin: PluginDetail {
                 id: plugin_key.clone(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager_tests.rs
index 884beee66..af33f9017 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/plugins/manager_tests.rs
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ plugins = true
             path: AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(curated_root.join(".agents/plugins/marketplace.json"))
                 .unwrap(),
             interface: Some(MarketplaceInterface {
-                display_name: Some("ChatGPT Official".to_string()),
+                display_name: Some(OPENAI_CURATED_MARKETPLACE_DISPLAY_NAME.to_string()),
             }),
             plugins: vec![ConfiguredMarketplacePlugin {
                 id: "linear@openai-curated".to_string(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs
index e7269c38e..ef73450f3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ impl CommandPopup {
             slash_commands::builtins_for_input(flags.into())
                 .into_iter()
                 .filter(|(name, _)| !name.starts_with("debug"))
+                .filter(|(_, cmd)| *cmd != SlashCommand::Apps)
                 .collect();
         // Exclude prompts that collide with builtin command names and sort by name.
         let exclude: HashSet<String> = builtins.iter().map(|(n, _)| (*n).to_string()).collect();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs
index 588884639..9b3f91b20 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         let status_label = if is_installed {
             "Already installed in this session."
         } else {
-            "Not installed yet."
+            "Install the required Apps in ChatGPT to continue:"
         };
         let mut header = ColumnRenderable::new();
         header.push(Line::from("Plugins".bold()));
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs
index 36cc87668..5ad3df5c2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/bottom_pane/command_popup.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ impl CommandPopup {
             slash_commands::builtins_for_input(flags.into())
                 .into_iter()
                 .filter(|(name, _)| !name.starts_with("debug"))
+                .filter(|(_, cmd)| *cmd != SlashCommand::Apps)
                 .collect();
         // Exclude prompts that collide with builtin command names and sort by name.
         let exclude: HashSet<String> = builtins.iter().map(|(n, _)| (*n).to_string()).collect();
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs
index 588884639..9b3f91b20 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/plugins.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         let status_label = if is_installed {
             "Already installed in this session."
         } else {
-            "Not installed yet."
+            "Install the required Apps in ChatGPT to continue:"
         };
         let mut header = ColumnRenderable::new();
         header.push(Line::from("Plugins".bold()));