Digest / April 16, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — April 16, 2026
97 new issues filed ·
53 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (97)
- Azure Foundry key constantly getting content_filter on 0.120
- fix: SyntaxError in gh_pr_watch.py — TRUSTED_AUTHOR_ASSOCIATIONS missing set literal brace
- Codex sessions causing OOM causes full WSL system crash
- bubblewrap sandbox creates empty file in workspace named `.codex`
- TUI /statusline exposes duplicate context-remaining options that render the same value
- MCP hook
- Codex ran out of room in the model's context window. Start a new thread or clear earlier history before retrying.
- Codex keeps asking "retry without sandbox" even when the file edit already succeeded
- Feature request: surface MCP `notifications/message` to the model's conversation (not just tracing)
- Codex app in Windows - "New Chat" doesn't do anything
- macOS app: Cmd+Z in main composer undoes prior typing instead of undoing pasted text
- [codex-cli error after upgrading to 0.121.0] Error: thread/start failed during TUI bootstrap
- Misleading `~/.codex/config.toml` references in CLI help text ignore $CODEX_HOME
- Misleading `~/.codex/config.toml` references in CLI help text ignore $CODEX_HOME
- 【BUG】Codex CLI hooks fail silently on Linux/Windows when editing large files
- Leader footer can stay stuck on child-session MCP startup (for example `starting omx_state MCP`)
- v0.121.0: apply_patch fails with use_legacy_landlock=true and prompts sandbox retry for workspace edits
- Codex Window constantly shifts Focus Making it nearly impossible to read the last message
- Overnight Feature
- apply_patch edit attempts trigger misleading "command failed; retry without sandbox?" prompt even when bwrap and filesystem writes work
- Stronger task-thread continuity across related follow-up questions
- Credits desync: CLI blocked with "usage limit hit" while UI showed 312 credits, web ui dropped to 0 with no usage recorded.
- Dupe/Unknown Status Line Entry
- Hook support not working in IDE extension and Codex app
- Default git identity `codex@example.com` silently misattributes commits to unrelated third-party GitHub user
- Review panel stays on "Loading diff" and never renders file diffs for unstaged changes
- bug: review pane loses previous changes after adding a nested git repo
- line in agent response got missing making me feel crazy
- missing context % usage in new version
- Possible macOS resource-pressure issue when running Codex CLI inside zellij/Ghostty during long-lived sessions
- Severe output quality variance across accounts and time periods
- Add Orchestrator/delegate mode such that the main agent is strictly read-only
- Codex ran test file which removed all of the local data from database
- Codex sub-agent does not reuse authenticated CLI session from user shell on Windows PowerShell 7
- Scroll bar error
- Codex app on Windows fails SDK/workload resolution for some .NET projects while the same solution builds successfully in Visual Studio
- Doubling down on bad assertion
- Codex CLI always uses sandbox
- Support SSH remote development in Codex Desktop App
- Repository-scoped marketplace and plugin configuration in project config
- VS Code sidebar: assistant markdown file links render differently from identical user markdown links
- Figma Make resource links returned by get_design_context cannot be read in Codex App
- Force close on termux using proot on android
- Duplicated output
- [BUG] Patch approval diff is empty in app-server-backed TUI Ctrl+A review
- Codex crash when using "/resume" command
- Add a way to ask side questions without affecting the main session context
- Codex gets stuck in a weird echo loop sometimes
- Sidebar file view does not auto-refresh when AI modifies open files (requires manual reopen)
- Support for Extended Prompt Cache Retention Policy
- Skills don't get copied from user prompts, and (COPIED) paragraphs don't appear when pasted back into the messagebox
- Matlab MCP keeps asking for permission to run tool nomatter what I do
- Context window always 90%+ full
- Payment bug
- Payment bug
- Purchased credits not showing up and subscription renewal did not refresh my message allowance
- Payment bug
- Codex background terminal starts opening folders / not relevant to EAS submission and build
- Snowflake MCP not connecting
- Parent agent redundantly re-explores the repo after spawning an explorer sub-agent
- Make /diff an interactive TUI explorer
- CLI hard-refuses explicitly authorized infrastructure administration tasks instead of prompting for confirmation
- Codex Desktop: normal file-reference clicks open side pane instead of configured IDE target
- Manual compaction
- Plan mode appears to bind to the next runnable task instead of the queued prompt it was selected for
- Terminal/tab suffix shows codex" (stray quote in process/app name)
- show “Action Required” in terminal/tab title when Codex is awaiting approval
- Codex can not see currently open file in VSCode anymore
- Local environment start button disappeared
- Ability to permanently move an existing thread to a different project/workspace
- Subagent UI "Open" button not working
- Support Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N navigation in /resume picker
- Codex Desktop can drive 60-80% GPU usage on M4 Max during subagent-heavy sessions
- Remote SSH connection fail if remote default shell use fish
- Sandboxed apply_patch falls back to vendored bwrap because exec-server fs helper clears PATH
- Remote SSH shows "Current working directory missing" on App if project path involves Upper Case
- Chats not displaying under project in sidebar
- Global AGENTS.md does not appear to be loaded when a repo AGENTS.md is present
- Codex injects formatting instructions that forbid vscode:// file links in VS Code sessions
- Support opt-in skill-driven delegation to project custom agents
- review error eats up 5hr limit
- codex
- Prompt history is shared across threads
- Improve context usage visibility and limits information
- App-server disconnects remote TUI mid-turn when outbound queue fills (128 messages)
- --add-dir of /dev directories doesn't seem to work for the sandbox
- Typing is unsafe: auth/approval popups steal focus and consume composer keystrokes; persisted rules do not reliably prevent prompts
- Sandbox fail running commands
- Deep links to archived threads (codex://threads/uid) fail silently instead of resolving or offering recovery
- File links in chat do not open in editor
- UI elements' placement changes multiple times a week
- Voice input can silently lose long dictated message with no recoverable draft/audio
- ask_user tool support outside of plan mode
- Using codex-cli 0.121.0 with openrouter fails
- whats the hype????? the other company
- Agent confusion about how to call MCP tools after upgrade to 0.121.0.
- Codex IDE extension prompts “add credits” even though credits are available
Resolved issues (53)
- fix: SyntaxError in gh_pr_watch.py — TRUSTED_AUTHOR_ASSOCIATIONS missing set literal brace
- Azure Foundry key constantly getting content_filter on 0.120
- bubblewrap sandbox creates empty file in workspace named `.codex`
- /status no longer reports AGENTS.md in 0.120.0
- Codex app in Windows - "New Chat" doesn't do anything
- Misleading `~/.codex/config.toml` references in CLI help text ignore $CODEX_HOME
- Overnight Feature
- [codex-cli error after upgrading to 0.121.0] Error: thread/start failed during TUI bootstrap
- `apply_patch` fails inside sandbox on Ubuntu 25.10 due to nested `bwrap` namespace error
- Review panel stays on "Loading diff" and never renders file diffs for unstaged changes
- Windows desktop app hangs on reopen or new thread and gets stuck at "Reconnecting... 5/5" with "timeout waiting for child process to exit"
- apply_patch edit attempts trigger misleading "command failed; retry without sandbox?" prompt even when bwrap and filesystem writes work
- Stronger task-thread continuity across related follow-up questions
- Dupe/Unknown Status Line Entry
- Skipping MCP during codex CLI startup
- Hook support not working in IDE extension and Codex app
- Archiving a thread does not archive spawned child threads
- VS Code sidebar: assistant markdown file links render differently from identical user markdown links
- missing context % usage in new version
- Codex ran test file which removed all of the local data from database
- Doubling down on bad assertion
- Support SSH remote development in Codex Desktop App
- Codex gets stuck in a weird echo loop sometimes
- TUI /statusline exposes duplicate context-remaining options that render the same value
- "codex resume" command hints print invalid <session-guid>
- Payment bug
- Payment bug
- Payment bug
- Codex background terminal starts opening folders / not relevant to EAS submission and build
- Parent agent redundantly re-explores the repo after spawning an explorer sub-agent
- CLI hard-refuses explicitly authorized infrastructure administration tasks instead of prompting for confirmation
- Codex Desktop: normal file-reference clicks open side pane instead of configured IDE target
- Manual compaction
- Duplicated output
- TUI crashes when skills/list fails behind corporate proxy
- Image generation from codex
- Long-term Memory
- Native GUI / Computer Use Tools for Desktop Automation
- Codex Desktop App: macOS Intel (x86_64) support
- Ability to permanently move an existing thread to a different project/workspace
- Codex failed to start. EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Users\MyNameSur name\.codex\sqlite'
- Open multiple Terminals in Codex App
- Chats not displaying under project in sidebar
- codex
- Support opt-in skill-driven delegation to project custom agents
- Prompt history is shared across threads
- Typing is unsafe: auth/approval popups steal focus and consume composer keystrokes; persisted rules do not reliably prevent prompts
- File links in chat do not open in editor
- UI elements' placement changes multiple times a week
- ask_user tool support outside of plan mode
- Using codex-cli 0.121.0 with openrouter fails
- whats the hype????? the other company
- Unable to use after update