Digest / February 28, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — February 28, 2026
44 new issues filed ·
32 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (44)
- Not able to override config.toml while invoking codex
- Bug report links in TUI still not selecting template or autofilling information
- Sending a message near the end of a codex response does not queue it
- Fork conversation from a message in transcript without affecting thread
- Tab key triggers submit instead of autocomplete in Codex CLI prompt
- [FEATURE] Feature-gate heavy dependencies to reduce 80MB binary size
- Pressing ESC interrupts the conversation when using /agent
- Can't change the Codex app's user interface language to English
- Unicode confusable characters can bypass exec policy matching
- Support custom model provider configuration for voice transcription
- Bug: Codex deleted unstaged changes outside the requested edit scope.
- Agent should execute tasks end-to-end without stalling on optional prompts
- Get rid of the suffix of prompt based slash command.
- Unable to disable WebSocket transport
- Language English is not available
- Regression after v26.227.1448 (747): streaming UI updates don’t render while app is focused (updates appear only after focus change)
- When the OS language is set to Japanese, English UI cannot be selected.
- Japanese UI localization issue - Status display
- codex app interface hang on
- Plan mode (switch & chip) in Codex App is buggy
- Codex Extension is repeatedly showing ads even on Plus account
- Bug: tool-call envelope leaked into assistant text + occasional lottery/ads injection
- Can't set thread as Unread when thread is open in Codex App
- Codex stuck (slow response) and after restart it lose one of my session
- Codex is again asking for permission for every single file read command
- 401 unauthorized using a computer with jamf and windows defender
- CLI TUI /approvals override not persisted across thread switch (reverts to Default after returning from sub-agent)
- Git worktrees with codex
- English language unavailable
- [Desktop] Open in Finder fails for URL-encoded local paths (Chinese filenames)
- /realtime fails with 403 on Windows PowerShell: failed to connect realtime websocket
- Model Selection Dialog Does Not Display Spark Model
- Voice transcription push-to-talk (Space) fails with 403 Cloudflare challenge on /backend-api/transcribe
- LLM Responses Not Revealed Unless Switching Between Chats
- Desktop app: assistant response stays hidden until UI click
- Bug: browser MCP transports drop on macOS and require app restart (Chrome DevTools + Playwright)
- Bad visibility of change diffs after latest update
- Codex gets stuck in a deadlock
- CLI agent defaults to detached launch (nohup/setsid) and does not reliably preserve foreground preference
- Custom Context Compaction
- Falling back from WebSockets to HTTPS transport.
- UI does not repaint during background agent work until window is clicked (desktop app + VS Code extension)
- Worktree appears misattributed into a $HOME project, and is setup on the wrong volume
- Codex always breaks Windows EOL (replaces with newline EOL)
Resolved issues (32)
- Bug report links in TUI still not selecting template or autofilling information
- [VS Code Extension] Requires re-login on every restart — JWT missing chatgpt_plan_type on ARM64 Windows
- VS Code Codex extension repeatedly requires sign-in with ChatGPT auth, but works with API key auth
- Tab key triggers submit instead of autocomplete in Codex CLI prompt
- TUI App Bug Report Links Broken
- `codex exec` emits no OTel metrics; `codex mcp-server` emits no OTel telemetry at all
- Can't change the Codex app's user interface language to English
- English is not available in Settings -> Language
- Support custom model provider configuration for voice transcription
- Bug: Codex deleted unstaged changes outside the requested edit scope.
- Agent should execute tasks end-to-end without stalling on optional prompts
- Get rid of the suffix of prompt based slash command.
- Language English is not available
- When the OS language is set to Japanese, English UI cannot be selected.
- codex app interface hang on
- Ubuntu 20.04 (aarch64) binary fails: missing `libssl.so.3`
- Option to disable diff background highlight
- TUI: /status shows wrong model in multi-agent sessions (Selected model vs turn_context.model)
- Pressing ESC interrupts the conversation when using /agent
- /realtime fails with 403 on Windows PowerShell: failed to connect realtime websocket
- CLI TUI /approvals override not persisted across thread switch (reverts to Default after returning from sub-agent)
- Add Feature to login to codex cli with github copilot subscription
- Desktop app: assistant response stays hidden until UI click
- Add /clear command to start a new chat AND clean up the terminal
- Git worktrees with codex
- Falling back from WebSockets to HTTPS transport.
- Voice transcription push-to-talk (Space) fails with 403 Cloudflare challenge on /backend-api/transcribe
- English language unavailable
- Model Selection Dialog Does Not Display Spark Model
- Bad visibility of change diffs after latest update
- UI does not repaint during background agent work until window is clicked (desktop app + VS Code extension)
- Regression after v26.227.1448 (747): streaming UI updates don’t render while app is focused (updates appear only after focus change)