Digest / January 10, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — January 10, 2026
18 new issues filed ·
106 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (18)
- Please make codex explain it's train of thought, and what it's going to implement. What bug is it even tryna fix
- Codex deletes .env files instead of removing hardcoded values in my python file.
- MCP tool descriptions should list available models and config options
- Regarding the issue of using the CLI to revert to a version prior to 80.
- Codex uses apply_patch on main branch even if clear instructions are given to always use git worktree
- Distractions started appearing in codex 80
- Tip link goes to guides root, not slash-commands section
- Mouse wheel scroll does not work; only scrollbar works
- connection failed during operation
- codex cli non interactive mode output very large text file, 500mb to 1.8gb
- during the /review, gpt returned “i’m sorry, i can’t assist with that” three times
- Screenshots are bugged in codex
- Codex Cli freezes executing commands
- Unable to use gpt-5.2 xhigh
- Impossible to turn off "Run in WSL" once activated
- gpt-5.2 stopped working - requests routing to gpt-5.1-codex-max instead
- @filename lookup broken: “no matches” in trusted roots
- Interrupted turns aren’t recorded in history, causing follow-up turns to repeat aborted work
Resolved issues (106)
- Investigate virtual workspace roots set by other extensions
- Bug with mcp
- When integrating another API, Codex’s tools cannot be invoked correctly
- Without compacting, context window increased from 52% to 71%
- CLI 401, logout and login can't fix
- Context runs out at 50% stream error
- Confusing statusline in terms of tokens used vs % context left
- Connection failed with Pro+ Copilot plan on VS Code Insiders
- Stream disconnected before completion & possible response routing issue (receiving unrelated Polish text)
- Executing local commands takes an inordinate amount of time
- Codex CLI not working with Azure provider - stream error: error sending request for url
- Integrate Codex CLI with Codex Web
- Codex deletes .env files instead of removing hardcoded values in my python file.
- Github Push Stuck Codex
- Hangs when executing Ran powershell.exe -Command "npm run test -- '--run'"
- codex auth login fails with "Port 127.0.0.1:1455 is already in use" on WSL
- question: codex-cli doesn't see (or inherit) the current environment
- Unapproved change during code review
- App broken by commands requiring authentication
- Prevent Agent from Entering Interactive Mode in VS Code Extension
- Failed to update environment - Codex Cloud
- `/status` output becomes unreadable once queue lines exceed the terminal width
- codex debug seatbelt ignores sandbox_mode in ~/.codex/config.toml
- Caret doesn't move with the space character when typing into the prompt
- Return non-zero exit code on SIGINT (Ctrl+C) in exec mode
- codex-5-cli eating through all my limit from one prompt by trying to paste full file contents in the context
- Codex CLI Login Fails on Termux (Android) — Token Exchange Error
- Codex exec terminates after making a plan (only when using gpt-5-codex)
- Streaming outputs in codex exec insert empty lines, then dump bulk text (no smooth stream)
- CLI shortcuts should work regardless of Korean/English input mode
- `/review` does not work with oss models
- Review mode tool calls never reach rollout logs
- Resuming a session silently switches the agent cwd to the caller’s directory
- Resume hides prior tool calls in the TUI transcript
- Always have to approve file edits
- Codex exec cannot identify newly generated files
- Python UV fails in Codex
- /review at times looks at older, stale (already committed) changes
- Compacting resurfaces completed tasks
- codex login didn't support ChatGPT SSO
- Selecting "always" doesn't work in session
- Inconsistent process name: npm installs show node instead of codex
- Version 0.42.0 - new required approvals breaks workflows
- Codex CLI does not execute cmd.exe /c build.bat under WSL
- gpt-5-codex-medium showing: "reasoning none" in /status
- row mention
- Image paste/drag-drop issues on macOS: inconsistent behavior with Cmd+V and Ctrl+V, multiple file paste/drag-drop, unclear UX, etc
- @ symbol seems to only autocomplete one level down from CWD.
- rsync uploads hang when Hetzner SSH prompts for password
- Codex can't import Matplotlib inside Poetry virtual environment
- File reads via `sed` vulnerable to shell interpolation.
- PowerShell encoding issue on Windows: Chinese characters display as garbled text when using stdio with codex-app-server
- Custom prompt with long arg input does not expand the custom prompt
- MCP Upstream notifications not visible to the conversation.
- Codex UI always switches to tab 1 upon tab 1 task completion.
- Forced tool approval on `rm` command causes `codex exec --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox` to stall forever
- Extension is taking more than a minute to load recently
- Sandbox Meta Data
- authentication link is broken in xterm terminals due to breaking of the link
- Double Esc backtrack causes stack overflow
- tools.web_search cannot be disabled when using reasoning_effort = minimal resulting in a failure
- Permission Prompt Fails If Typing In REPL When Prompt Appears
- Codex should "see" cancelled commands
- File search fails in readonly mode
- Codex stuck at process
- Windows Terminal Input And Render Bug
- Pressing "Ctl + T" while entering prompt permanently breaks keyboard input to codex (zsh: suspended (tty input) codex)
- CLI login fails on Android/Termux during token exchange step
- `prepend_path_entry_for_apply_patch` mangles $PATH and interferes with python virtualenv behavior
- Bug Report: Chinese characters disappear after backspacing.
- Codex codex --sandbox danger-full-access --ask-for-approval never with resume not fully
- Backtrack (Double Esc) jumps too far back , losing lots of context.
- fix(tui): broken words when asking approval
- Backspace with Japanese IME hides the character to the left in Codex CLI input
- Git rebase often hangs because conflicts aren’t surfaced to the model
- Drag-dropping a file on codex many times pastes clipped / missing file path
- No action in full approvals mode
- Only plain text response appears when resuming conversation; tool call history missing
- The "status" command shows "reasoning: none", but it should be "reasoning: medium".
- Unable to run `golangci-lint` when `approval_policy=on-failure`
- Confusing message about missing Java runtime in TypeScript project
- Codex seemed to freeze on this one
- Agent blocks indefinitely on long-running server processes, preventing continuation of workflow
- Codex should probably trigger from a mention in the first issue comment
- Filename tooltip renders behind other files in Codex Diff
- codex switches shell, causing tools to run under x86 emulation
- The Translation in Codex Web of Plan to Swedish is wrong in this context.
- Codex CLI is not rereading agents.md after auto /compact
- Feature worktree edits land in the main worktree
- Codex extension in VSCode: Search with @ does not find files inside dot-directories unless query starts with "@."
- Enhanced /review feature for pull request reviews
- Incognito mode
- Codex tools/list returns a very scarce description
- Add setting to hide pasted slash command content
- Teach Codex to use nbformat
- Codex currently does not support statefulMode: stateful
- learning mode
- enter and alt+enter prompt sending
- Show diff snippet when user rejects a Codex action
- Easier deletion of file paths in prompt
- Ahead of time (background) context compaction to hide latency
- Support “pair programming” mode
- Optimize npm package size by downloading platform-specific binaries in postinstall (~100MB -> ~20MB)
- Navigate Arxiv.org
- Codex Isn't Reading Images
- Codex uses apply_patch on main branch even if clear instructions are given to always use git worktree