Digest / November 27, 2025
Codex Issues Digest — November 27, 2025
20 new issues filed ·
73 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (20)
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- Bug: recent_commits(limit=0) returns 1 commit instead of 0
- Error running remote compact task
- The model insisted it got the algorithm right but only after forcing it to read it fully did it correct itself
- Unable to log in: get_chatgpt_account_error during authentication in codex-cli
- VS Code Codex sidebar do not work with custom multi-stroke keybinding
- Codex cannot edit a file
- Add expand/collapse prompt view in codex resume picker with ←/→ keys
- get_chatgpt_account_error (unable to login)
- Codex keeps prompting for approval + excessive `cd` prepended shell commands
- Add /resume command inside interactive Codex sessions
- Business
- Codex is ignoring instructions, agents.md and making stuff up as it goes along -- it's become very hard to actually use for productive development.
- [VSCode extension] Add option to hold off on applying patches until I accept them
- [VSCode extension] GPT-5.1-Codex-Max loosing ability to open/read files
- 1 code review in web uses 10% quota!
- codex-web review does not follow orders
- Codex refuses to start a new task inside existing context
- Codex commands timeout issue
- Weekly usage limit refresh dates seem to be variable
Resolved issues (73)
- Slash commands in the extension
- Auto-compact when approaching context limit
- Add support to select directories when using @ to select files
- Auto Web Search on “Recency Intent” (natural-language trigger) in Codex CLI
- Copy Transcript
- Make codex --resume and --continue to be project specific
- feat: watch mode
- Request: Delimiters for token count
- Request: Enable desktop notifications mid-session
- Request: Run inside WASM
- Feature Request: Double Escape to Clear Input
- [FR] Fallback to GPT 5 Mini/Nano when Plus/Pro limits are reached.
- No result displayed when using kimi-k2 model
- core: ExecCommandEnd summary for concise failures
- Highlight commands when asking for execution permission
- core/tui: MCP startup/list concurrency caps + TUI exec live-tail
- [web version] set time how long the assistant is to work for / enable "long runs"
- MATLAB enviroment compatability
- Propose “Optimize Your Input” feature for Codex TUI (triggered by CTRL+P)
- Make /init customizable
- Feature Request: Enable Multimodal Capabilities by Supporting Image File Inputs
- Anonymize email when doing `/status`
- 🐛 Issue: No Warning Before Rate Limit Auto-Shutoff
- [TUI] Add line+word diff highlighting to the TUI diff viewer
- code cli for bionic android?
- FR: a ChatGPT client as a new product
- Improve Task-Level Feedback and Tracking in Codex UI
- Support arguments and cleaner transcript handling for saved prompts
- Allow forward navigation in “Edit/resume conversation” (Esc–Esc) overlay
- feat: allow /diff to specify which git repo dir to diff
- feat(cli): add mid-execution interrupt to allow hints/file-locations while model runs
- add hotkey navigate between messages
- Failed to start when old sessions are inaccessible
- Allow shell command pass through (eg. with `!` prefix)
- more `less pager` like keyboard shortcut in transcript mode
- Feature: session groups with named presets & config (Codex IDE extension)
- Long-lived authentication token
- Button to copy mermaid diagram in VS Code extension
- Feature Request: Long Task Mode
- Smartly observing log of long running process
- iPad 12.9 pro 4th gen scrolling feature
- Homebrew Downgrade support
- Communication channel for external application control: add to prompt, submit prompt, etc.
- Any plan to add emacs mode?
- Add argument substitution for slash commands
- web search for vscode extension local agent
- The model insisted it got the algorithm right but only after forcing it to read it fully did it correct itself
- Add /resume command inside interactive Codex sessions
- Business
- Codex is ignoring instructions, agents.md and making stuff up as it goes along -- it's become very hard to actually use for productive development.
- Auto-skip git checks in `exec` by default and add `@` file reference support
- When using `@` to mention files, it should default to showing a list of all files rather than 'no matches'
- Queued messages: Alt+↑ navigation between multiple items causes the newer item to be lost
- q from backtrack preview exits transcript overlay instead of returning to transcript view
- Jobs stuck for hours; Stop often ineffective and blocks further prompts
- Default repository branch stuck on the wrong branch
- UI: Plan answer tabs sometimes render corrupted (~30%)
- Light mode word highlighting issue in iTerm
- Stuck Process Animation After Task Completion/Timeout
- [VSCode extension] GPT-5.1-Codex-Max loosing ability to open/read files
- codex-web review does not follow orders
- Codex refuses to start a new task inside existing context
- Codex unusable for Laravel projects
- Compatability with Next.js
- Support for configure settings by environment variables
- proposal: Standardized Location & Format for Agentic Toolkit Documentation (agents/*.md)
- The remote server has no network connection. Is support available?
- Make it easier to ask questions.
- Make file search tagging case-insensitive
- Windows can not launch MCP servers using PNPM
- Cloud Codex doesn't read Secrets
- [bug][otel]: OpenTelemetry gRPC exporter sends unencrypted data to HTTPS endpoint
- Chats lost when switching between WSL and Windows VS Code (storage path mismatch). I diagnosed the root cause and a reliable workaround.