Digest / April 19, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — April 19, 2026
62 new issues filed ·
25 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (62)
- Add opt-in autonomous delegation setting for subagent-heavy workflows
- I hit my usage limit immediately after signing up to Pro
- VS Code Codex extension log/error loop precedes renderer crashes
- review/start can disagree with turn/started turn.id during review lifecycle
- Codex can drift back to previous task context and continue the wrong implementation flow in long sessions
- intermittent crashes with background jobs
- malware detected by norton security
- Сannot log into Codex (macOS) after joining Business team — Operation timed out
- Windows notification Approve / Approve for session clicks do nothing and do not grant the pending approval request
- Codex Desktop: Computer Use approval denied in old/resumed threads after restart, while new threads can authorize normally
- Codex.app on macOS fails code signature verification across versions
- Provider chip text is clipped at the bottom on Windows
- First message in fresh session consumes ~100k input tokens immediatly, no matter how trivial the input
- Desktop thread can omit configured remote OAuth MCP server from mounted tools with no auth prompt or error
- iTerm2 cannot scroll up in interactive Codex session, including with --no-alt-screen
- "You’re out of Codex messages" appears despite having credits
- PowerShell profile with oh-my-posh fails inside Codex
- Codex CLI on Linux repeatedly creates hidden libopentui .so files in /tmp until tmpfs fills up
- codex_exec: apply_patch deletes lose file content in rollout (exec starts threads in Limited persistence mode)
- apply_patch Delete File fails on writable paths even when Add/Update succeed
- apply_patch Update File can modify an existing file and still report "Failed to apply patch"
- App: expose mobile device emulation in the in-app browser DevTools
- Windows desktop thread can stop returning local shell command results; even small local file reads hang until manually aborted
- /mcp output regressed starting in codex-cli 0.116.0: missing Status/Resources/Resource templates
- exceeded retry limit, last status
- Ambients Suggestions feature uses `UserPromptSubmit` hook without `Stop` hook afterwards
- App still checks for updates even with check_for_update_on_startup set to false
- Codex App cannot set shortcut to Option+Space on macOS
- Codex on macOS can drive high WindowServer CPU/GPU while idle when visible in Stage Manager preview
- Ability to disable automatic app updates
- Mac Codex App remote SSH on shared Linux host attaches to another user's session / home directory
- SkyComputerUseClient unexpectedly exited
- Feature request: support `fork_context` in custom subagent config
- Allow Unix-style forward slashes (/) for @ file mentions on Windows
- preserve shell session state across commands for env-sensitive workflows
- Codex Desktop terminal font rendering is still broken / spaced out
- /experimental shows redundant "Memories will be enabled in the next session" warning when Memories is already enabled
- macOS desktop: bundled Computer Use fails when CODEX_HOME path contains @; settings stays unavailable even though direct MCP works
- Codex App restores stale discovered SSH host state on startup and crashes with "No AppServerManager registered for hostId"
- Hierarchical Multi-Agent Systems
- Windows: sandbox_mode = "workspace-write" + [windows] sandbox = "elevated" allows mutable access outside the workspace
- Codex Dictate mode cancels transcription on chat changes
- macOS VSCode codex plugin chatting encountered an error "missing_required_parameter" Missing required parameter: 'tools[14].tools'.
- allow users to hide, pin, or reorder models in the Codex model selector
- Codex MacOS App: Git settings text fields clear or revert after a successful save (stale readback)
- Backspace deletes twice on Linux in kitty: once on key press and again on key release
- app UI apparently shows unavailable models
- Codex Mac does not show Cloud environments in new chat project selector
- Codex Desktop on macOS keeps renderer/GPU active while visible, causing high WindowServer CPU and large memory footprint
- Long Chat = Extreme Unresponsive.
- Permission switch takes too much space
- Autocompact fails
- macOS sandboxed shell commands start with C.UTF-8, causing bash setlocale warnings before shell_environment_policy.set is applied
- Model modifying files in a very questionable way
- `write_stdin` fails on non-TTY sessions – no way to pipe input without a full PTY
- You’re out of Codex messages dialog appears with available credits
- Multi-project Automation
- Abnormally high ram usage in mac app
- high token consumption
- Windows paths are rendered as /c:/... instead of C:/..., breaking VS Code file opening
- Bug: pnpm global bin wrapper invokes codex via pnpm instead of node, fails outside project directories
- [FEATURE] Structured session metrics in codex exec output (tokens, cost, outcome)
Resolved issues (25)
- Add opt-in autonomous delegation setting for subagent-heavy workflows
- I hit my usage limit immediately after signing up to Pro
- Codex can drift back to previous task context and continue the wrong implementation flow in long sessions
- Panic: plugin cache root resolution fails when running in a git worktree
- Сannot log into Codex (macOS) after joining Business team — Operation timed out
- Feature request: configurable additional skill directories with precedence/fallback for user skills
- "You’re out of Codex messages" appears despite having credits
- App still checks for updates even with check_for_update_on_startup set to false
- Codex App cannot set shortcut to Option+Space on macOS
- Backspace deletes twice on Linux in kitty: once on key press and again on key release
- Hierarchical Multi-Agent Systems
- Codex Desktop on macOS keeps renderer/GPU active while visible, causing high WindowServer CPU and large memory footprint
- Autocompact fails
- Queue /fast while running
- Allow queuing a `/compact` request
- Allow queueing `/review` requests while agent performs work
- use tab for /compact
- Model modifying files in a very questionable way
- high token consumption
- Codex MacOS App: Git settings text fields clear or revert after a successful save (stale readback)
- /experimental shows redundant "Memories will be enabled in the next session" warning when Memories is already enabled
- Defaulting to original name in session renaming
- Add a way to ask side questions without affecting the main session context
- Bug: pnpm global bin wrapper invokes codex via pnpm instead of node, fails outside project directories
- Token Usage for CLI 0.118.0 reported as "Other"