Digest / April 17, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — April 17, 2026
91 new issues filed ·
34 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (91)
- Thread Flagging System (Color-Coded Status Indicators)
- Worktree creation fails with "invalid sandbox policy" when requirements.toml has `allowed_sandbox_modes`
- macOS: Shell execution silently fails in workspace-write and read-only sandboxes via mcp-server; danger-full-access works
- High CPU usage when opening Codex chat in Cursor 3.1.15 with extension v26.415.20818
- Automations With Full Permissions
- Windows app and CLI child processes start with missing core env vars, breaking dotnet/NuGet and git networking
- [Bug] VS Code / Desktop login fails: no listener on localhost:1455 (CLI works)
- CLI fails to start with Error: thread/start failed during TUI bootstrap
- Codex App: main-thread subagent list regressed - missing agents and broken expand/collapse control
- Windows Desktop: Project Timeline shows no history despite existing threads (path identity mismatch with OneDrive/GoodSync/junction/\\?\ prefix)
- Embedded app-server loses runtime exec paths in derived configs, which breaks apply_patch for non-CLI hosts
- [Bug] With ~1M context and ~70% usage, asking a new question can make Codex answer the previous question instead of the new one
- Codex app on macOS shows 'Computer Use plugin unavailable'
- Windows Codex App 26.409.7971.0 regression: project .codex/config.toml developer_instructions no longer override ~/.codex/config.toml
- Codex cannot see symlinked files or directories in workspace
- Fix: Desktop App - Message send is delayed for ~8 seconds in new sessions after the latest update
- mcp-server: exec/patch approval elicitations default to Denied for MCP-compliant responses
- Failed to apply patch seems to get classified as a sandbox issue
- Running command for too long
- Codex CLI capability request: persistent governed repo mode for long-running local workflows
- 无响应，一直超时
- Model Issue
- Feature request: first-class Obsidian integration/plugin support in the Codex client
- Support "Edit|Write" matcher in PostToolUse and PreToolUse
- Add folders in @ search
- Display dot files and folders (.agents/.codex etc)
- Codex App Remote SSH uses id_rsa by default even if it doesn't exist
- Limit/rate costs too fast and error.
- Feature request: native ChatGPT<->Codex bridge and a visible feedback path
- Feature request: make feedback submission more visible and trackable in ChatGPT/Codex
- Invalid Responses API request when using OpenRouter
- Add Agents to Plugins System
- Windows: long input-messages in turn-complete notify payload silently break notify in codex exec
- Code (inactive) in ChatGPT App when working with VSCode (Codex extension)
- Codex Desktop mini window popout renders Application Error on macOS 26.4
- unexpected status 413 Payload Too Large: openai_error,
- Codex resume does not show the id in 0.121
- Custom URL scheme links are rewritten to app://-/index.html?hostId=local
- [Codex Desktop][macOS] "Open in IntelliJ" context action missing for .html file links (works for .java/.xml)
- unexpected status 413 Payload Too Large: openai_error
- Codex on this environment is out of date. Update to 0.121.0 or newer. Current version: 0.108.0-alpha.8
- Inefficient context compression
- Codex ignores explicit delegation-only instructions and duplicates delegated research in parent thread
- [Bug] Markdown (.md) files do not show diff content in review panel (only summary card)
- Codex Remote SSH fails if RemoteCommand field included in SSH config
- Agent is an idiot and ignores AGENTS.md
- Browser Auto Reload
- macOS app + CLI: `js_repl = true` in config, but no `js_repl` tool in session
- Workspaces inside the Codex app for better productivity
- Codex CLI sends invalid tools schema with OpenRouter (works in Codex IDE with identical config)
- Codex in VS Code causes very high CPU usage in non-git folders, but behaves normally in git repositories on macOS
- codex desktop cannot open or create project in wsl
- Codex Desktop repeatedly starts full MCP stacks for new sessions/subagents, causing severe slowdown and memory pressure
- Make the location of project-scoped `.codex` directory customizable
- Bug: Agent spawn slots leak across turns in persistent sessions (app-server / interactive CLI)
- All prompts return "invalid_request_error"
- [sandbox_workspace_write].network_access = true causes fs sandbox helper write failures on Linux
- [devcontainer] "secure" customer profile for devcontainer should be installable from Codex
- Can we make the CLI a little more obvious?
- Mac app shows persistent blurred/translucent overlay below composer
- Feature request: runtime activation gating for VPN-backed MCP servers
- Scoped memory management for Codex (global, project, hybrid, and per-thread options)
- Recording voice, sending, then switching threads leads to message loss
- Regression: Token usage significantly increased in v0.121.0 vs v0.116.0 for identical prompt and unchanged workspace
- VSCode Codex UI files changed spam making chat unreadable
- Unexpected Usage Draining
- Increase Codex’s usefulness as a real-world workbench by defaulting to separate shell commands
- Regression with writes on 0.121.0
- Codex says limit reached even though usage still shows 2% remaining
- Windows app renders incorrectly with black bars until Windows dark theme is forced
- Upgraded to PRO but "You’re out of Codex messages"
- Unexpected background task spawning and severe usage drain in VS Code Codex extension
- Failure to respond prompt and repeat previous output
- Windows Codex app hangs indefinitely during context compaction after `responses/compact` on bundled agent `0.122.0-alpha.1`
- Mac app hides older local conversations after update because bogus root-level `status` sessions flood recent local history
- Codex Desktop on WSL: apply_patch always requests approval in writable workspace, while normal shell writes do not
- codex cli repeatedly violates AGENTS.md approval workflow
- Complaint: Please undo this worst function: We’re rebalancing Plus usage to support more sessions throughout the week, rather than longer, high-intensity sessions on a single day.
- Alpaca plugin unavailable
- VS Code extension: add an option to open external links in VS Code's integrated browser
- Cannot open index.html in Codex app preview
- UI frozen after update
- Feature request: surface Git and GitHub lifecycle events as structured chat messages
- Make wait_agent default timeout configurable
- Add way to hide tool calls/output in TUI
- Does not refresh after moving from a free plan to a payed plan
- [Bug] Computer Use plugin remains "unavailable" on macOS Intel (x86_64) despite MCP server showing as enabled and latest Intel build
- Option to change the model within the Plan Mode approval selector
- display is not normal in soft link scene
- Reasoning level doesn't change for new 'Chat' threads
- Usage limits are exhausted too quickly in the IDE extension
Resolved issues (34)
- 能否把这些文件的ui设计得再简洁一些，这样展示太浪费屏幕空间了
- [Bug] VS Code / Desktop login fails: no listener on localhost:1455 (CLI works)
- Codex Desktop: let users choose the working path from the chat composer before starting a thread
- [Bug] With ~1M context and ~70% usage, asking a new question can make Codex answer the previous question instead of the new one
- 无响应，一直超时
- Add current project file tree with quick previews
- Limit/rate costs too fast and error.
- Feature request: native ChatGPT<->Codex bridge and a visible feedback path
- Invalid Responses API request when using OpenRouter
- Review tab gets stuck on "Loading diff" on Windows because Codex App passes /F:/... as a literal path to git diff
- unexpected status 413 Payload Too Large: openai_error,
- Inefficient context compression
- All prompts return "invalid_request_error"
- unexpected status 413 Payload Too Large: openai_error
- Agent is an idiot and ignores AGENTS.md
- Codex ignores explicit delegation-only instructions and duplicates delegated research in parent thread
- Support Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N navigation in /resume picker
- Terminal/tab suffix shows codex" (stray quote in process/app name)
- Regression: Token usage significantly increased in v0.121.0 vs v0.116.0 for identical prompt and unchanged workspace
- Codex CLI sends invalid tools schema with OpenRouter (works in Codex IDE with identical config)
- Unexpected Usage Draining
- Diffs outside of Last Turn no longer visible in review panel
- Codex says limit reached even though usage still shows 2% remaining
- Unexpected background task spawning and severe usage drain in VS Code Codex extension
- Regression with writes on 0.121.0
- Failure to respond prompt and repeat previous output
- Windows app renders incorrectly with black bars until Windows dark theme is forced
- codex cli repeatedly violates AGENTS.md approval workflow
- Complaint: Please undo this worst function: We’re rebalancing Plus usage to support more sessions throughout the week, rather than longer, high-intensity sessions on a single day.
- Codex Desktop mini window popout renders Application Error on macOS 26.4
- Manual /compact command in Codex app
- The codex cli giving: 401 unauthorized
- v0.121.0: apply_patch fails with use_legacy_landlock=true and prompts sandbox retry for workspace edits
- Usage limits are exhausted too quickly in the IDE extension