Digest / October 18, 2025
Codex Issues Digest — October 18, 2025
12 new issues filed ·
28 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (12)
- Codex using Python to implement/edit code instead of apply_patch
- Support adding multiple directories in a single session
- MCP tools fail to run many times
- Homebrew package is now a cask
- Bug Report: Chinese characters disappear after backspacing.
- Proposal: Add Python SDK for Codex
- Add Skill to Codex CLI like Claude Code
- Codex codex --sandbox danger-full-access --ask-for-approval never with resume not fully
- Investigate virtual workspace roots set by other extensions
- Update brew command in README
- Codex CLI Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V Copy and Paste
- Backtrack (Double Esc) jumps too far back , losing lots of context.
Resolved issues (28)
- 5h + Weekly limit reset timestamps miscalculated after session resume
- Local MCP servers broken?
- Codex CLI ignores "read-only" mode and approval policy by executing MCP edit tools
- [UX] Expand “Recent” list (show 5–7 items or auto-fit to viewport, currently only 3)
- codec exec: control thinking level, ignore AGENTS.md ?
- Cannot execute command
- IME composition text partially not displayed until the next key input
- 60s default timeout for MCP is a considerable regression for many types of servers
- Chinese characters in code are garbled in recent Codex versions
- space after chinese characters would make the last letter unreadable black
- Japanese IME: digits are dropped during composition in Codex CLI (e.g., “2つ” → “つ”)
- Chinese IME — pressing Space hides previously typed characters (PowerShell on Windows 11)
- Bug Report: Chinese Input Character Loss in Codex CLI
- Japanese text output is garbled due to encoding issues
- Codex fails to work with OpenAI compatible API
- IME fast half-width (ASCII) input misdetected as non-bracket paste, causing delayed TextArea update and cursor/display desync
- Update brew command in README
- Changelog references `codex` which is a static site generator last updated 13 years ago
- Backspace key deletes two characters at a time
- gpt-5 is overeager in using claude-code MCP, tool failed, despite getting a result
- Broken Context Count
- Codex works way better with open ai account than api key
- Can I toggle the thinking content (cot) in the tui? sometimes it's just too long and takes too much space
- chore: Update Nix hash
- Proposal: Implement intelligent context selection for improved code generation
- Feature - PRD file support
- Feature Request - Add additional or corrective information
- PR Backlog Blocking Testing – Recommend CI Automation for Alpha Branch