Digest / April 24, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — April 24, 2026
170 new issues filed ·
56 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (170)
- Codex desktop on macOS shows blurred white overlay at certain window widths
- Windows Desktop: switching sandbox from read-only to workspace-write crashes UI after world-writable ACL scan
- Codex desktop UI does not update language despite localeOverride=zh-CN and --lang=zh-CN
- GPT-5.5 Fast mode feels like Standard speed while using increased plan usage
- Credits were successfully added and visible (~2300 total), then later disappeared completely, dropping to 0 without any corresponding usage records after April 8, 2026.
- Bug: Missing optional dependency @openai/codex-win32-x64 on Windows (v0.124)
- False positive security-risk flag during local yt-dlp GUI refactor using my own cookies.txt
- Add groups
- Codex Desktop regression: slash/local skill chip submission hangs, errors, and duplicates messages on Windows after GPT-5.5 update
- Split Diff doesnt work when being in "Large diff detected - showing one file at a time" mode
- Windows app: Browser Use is packaged and feature-flagged but not exposed in UI or plugin marketplace
- Flagged for Cyber after completing KYC
- On macOS 15.7.5, Codex Desktop causes severe overheating when a session is opened in the mini window.
- Adb install failed
- Auto compact error
- `/permissions` changes do not propagate to the active session in `codex-cli 0.124.0`
- `[agents.*].config_file` with relative path fails to deserialize: "AbsolutePathBuf deserialized without a base path in agents"
- Windows desktop app crashes on launch with code=3221225477
- macOS: stray horizontal white overlay appears above Settings in the sideba
- Feature request: add setting to control command/tool output folding
- Codex CLI 0.124.0 misreports `gh auth status` as invalid inside Codex session
- Desktop app model selector briefly shows Custom when opening conversations
- macOS Codex 26.422.21637: OAuth/ChatGPT auth triggers AppRoutes re-mount loop (regression of #12754)
- Codex Desktop background exec intermittently deletes ~/.codex/skills/.system
- [VS Code Remote Linux] duplicate same-title history entries, blank thread after reopen, and archived thread corruption
- Support per-skill disable for plugin-contributed skills
- Codex ran out of room in the model's context window. Start a new thread or clear earlier history before retrying
- Browser Use blocks external and custom-host URLs with "cannot determine if ... is allowed" on macOS app
- Windows Codex app: bundled node.exe fails with Access is denied, breaking Node REPL and Browser Use plugin
- Flagged for Cyber, while already completed TAC
- chatgpt.newChat always opens the primary sidebar even when Codex has been moved to the secondary sidebar in Cursor
- Codex Desktop macOS: Plugins page layout renders incorrectly and cards are clipped/cut off
- Config schema exposes unsupported MCP `bearer_token` field
- Codex App: In app browser to support sign in and authentication flows
- execution error: Io(Custom { kind: Other, error: "windows sandbox: spawn setup refresh" })
- /side, /fork, backtrack in very long sessions are linearly-in-jsonl slow
- Experimental feature check disabling app startup
- Windows: trusted project entry using `\\?\` path is not recognized by project trust lookup
- Long-lived ChatGPT-auth CLI sessions can stall on codex_apps while fresh sessions load instantly (403 Cloudflare HTML on connectors/apps discovery)
- Better diagnostic when Linux sandbox fails due to AppArmor unprivileged userns restriction
- /compcat tool not working properly, Auto-compact works
- Trusted access
- Not able to use codex in vs after latest update
- Windows Desktop: Sidebar shows No chats and no projects after update, but Search can still find/open existing chats
- tccutil reset All com.openai.codex
- Windows desktop app starts codex-windows-sandbox before login and causes heavy disk I/O / system lag
- [Desktop] White screen infinite loop due to `workspace_dependencies` feature enablement error on Pro account (v26.422.21637)
- @file path references are not being detected in Codex CLI on Ubuntu WSL
- /permissions Full Access session-only confirmation persists approvals_reviewer to config.toml
- Browser Use IAB backend can see selected tab but cannot control it on Windows
- 0.124.0 breaks sandbox when default_permissions is present in the config
- Remote SSH Desktop reuses stale app-server and masks model_not_found as Reconnecting
- Need to update the docs at https://developers.openai.com/codex/remote-connections
- Remote SSH connection fails when remote login shell is csh/tcsh
- Codex Desktop for Windows does not load local MCP plugin tools
- Feature request: Full Computer Use support for Codex Desktop on Windows
- Context window is still 258k
- Codex sync
- Codex CLI exits successfully (exit code 0) but stops execution before performing any actual PR review steps.
- My account was flagged for risk control while I was doing a code audit.
- Search button X is "behind" main "X" close button
- Regression: pasting files from Finder no longer exposes local filename/path to Codex
- "This chat was flagged for possible cybersecurity risk" even after KYC verification
- Browser Use can list in-app tabs, but external navigation fails with failed to start codex app-server
- Windows elevated sandbox requires repeated approval for git worktree operations because .git is denied
- Model selector is stuck on GPT-5.5 with medium intelligence in chats and some projects
- bwrap: Can't create file
- GPT-5.5 reports 258400 context window in Codex despite published 400K window
- Hide the Local/Cloud switch in VSCode sidebar extension (UI)
- Support .env proxy conf
- Allow per-session sandbox override for local VM and benchmark
- Codex feedback: false positive cyber mitigation despite Trusted Access verification
- Agent ignores explicit tool restriction and loops on exec_command no-ops
- VS Code extension enters high-CPU retry loop on non-git workspace
- Expose TUI question prompts ("Implement this plan?", reasoning scope, etc.) to the external hook system
- Automatic Compact Recurring Error
- Codex CLI 0.123/0.124 regression: WebSocket fallback then stream disconnected before completion on Windows
- macOS/Kitty: TUI can remain non-reactive after task_complete while process stays busy
- Codex App not even starting
- Codex Mac app high memory usage after latest update on macOS ( Codex 26.422.21637 )
- macOS npm alpha 0.125.0-alpha.1 is killed by AMFI due to new keychain entitlements
- icon position in menubar reset
- Small Security Screen Display Passwords Problem
- VS Code extension starts the same MCP stdio server twice from one config entry
- GPT-5.5 in Codex ignores configured context window and appears hard-capped around 258K tokens
- When asked to file a GitHub issue from user feedback, Codex drafts it from repo artifacts instead
- Chronicle: allow selecting captured displays and add a global pause/resume shortcut
- Regression: split model and intelligence selector adds too many clicks
- Feature request: add `plan_mode_model` config override for Plan mode
- If >4 sessions in parallel, app keeps crashing... then loses sessions, making it unusable.
- Windows Desktop: API-login threads disappear from sidebar after restart, but still exist locally
- No more writes to sibling repos using Full Access policy
- Codex automatic token deduction when not even in use
- Python SDK treats model/verification and guardianWarning app-server notifications as UnknownNotification
- /approvals - Full Access does not work
- Can't change model
- Codex Windows desktop app black-screens and remains broken after pasting a very large log into chat input
- Model permission UI shows Full Access, but runtime remains restricted with no escalation path
- Add /effort slash command for reasoning effort selection
- Account incorrectly flagged
- After my organization revoked the account I am signed in with, Codex is not responding, and burning CPU on the next launch
- Severe Performance Degradation and Excessive Token Consumption in Codex 5.5 (VS Code Extension)
- Archived local sessions hidden and fail to resume after switching auth/provider
- MCP servers disappear from session when using a custom provider
- Error starting chat - invalid configuration
- Windows Codex App: Browser Use unavailable because Node REPL tool is not exposed
- VS Code extension repeatedly fetches connector logos, causing "Server overloaded; retry later" errors
- Codex App: allow custom per-project icons in the sidebar and active project header
- Can not use Browser Use on Windows + wsl due to lack of REPL js tool
- VS Code extension does not reliably enforce delegated global AGENTS.md directives
- GPT-5.5 not usable in Codex App for remote projects (works in CLI)
- VS Code extension repeatedly logs telemetry 403 errors for /ces/v1/rgstr and prompt is lagging
- Codex auto-mirrors Claude Code marketplaces, breaking MCP handshake for Claude-only plugins
- Codex in-app browser cannot complete D&D Beyond Google sign-in
- Model switching broken f/ new thread creation
- Filter changes against currently selected Project instead of showing all changes in Codex app
- Limits are vanishing very fast
- Trusted access enabled but Codex still shows high-risk cyber slowdown banner
- Codex Windows app and VS Code extension memory usage climbs above 10GB after update
- OpenAI-curated plugin manifests are repeatedly validated during normal turn/subagent setup
- Allow Codex hooks to run silently without rendering completed hook entries
- full access permissions lower than auto-review
- Support additionalContext in PreToolUse hooks or clarify Claude-style hook parity
- GPT-5.5 Codex session hits unrecoverable compaction failure around ~220k tokens despite advertised 400k context
- The summarized message shows only the diff tool view and end turns.
- add option in the cli to add the current project to odex app and continue in the app
- compact error
- macOS Codex app updater times out waiting for Sparkle progress helper
- Long Codex threads fail to hydrate after reload when compacted replacement_history records are large (UI shows empty, logs show missing handler)
- Lane/Orchestration Mode - Auto handoff and agent multithreading
- Subagent-specific TOML config no longer works on Codex Windows; named agents spawn with default config
- Remote compaction fails when using `gpt-5.5` because `/responses/compact` does not appear to support the model
- Auto context compaction keeps running indefinitely
- chrome-devtools in Codex only exposes press_key, so typing text sucks
- False positive cyber-safety flag during passive product research on public webhosting documentation
- Desktop app model picker does not show gpt-5.5 even when backend reports it available
- Track exec JSON compaction-events fix in commit 942131e8c00d5648deebadd353a38c54a9b85286
- Oops, an error has occurred
- GPT-5.5 context catalog mismatch makes 400K/1M setup unsafe and can bypass auto-compaction
- Fast mode shows up even if admin disabled it
- bwrap: loopback: Failed RTM_NEWADDR: Operation not permitted
- bwrap: loopback: Failed RTM_NEWADDR: Operation not permitted #19412
- Windows desktop app (MSIX 26.422.2437.0) stuck on blank splash - renderer infinite remount loop on workspace_dependencies feature flag
- Showing "You’re out of Codex messages" either I have credits
- Minor grammar cleanup in codex-rs README
- Linux x64 optional tarball 404 — 0.125.0 install leaves CLI broken (“Missing optional dependency @openai/codex-linux-x64”)
- `codex-auto-review` doesn't exist in the API
- Updater reports success after install script fails with curl 403
- Codex Desktop IAB cannot inspect external pages because app-server fails to start on Windows
- Custom stdio MCP server discovered by /mcp but tools not exposed to Desktop threads
- Support recursive trusted project roots
- Alias to `/` to `$` when an existing command does not resolve
- Browser Use in-app browser screenshots capture the wrong region
- Approved MCP tools still require repeated manual approval
- Some resumed sessions fail consistently with stream disconnected before completion, while others remain stable
- [WSL/Linux] Long Codex threads intermittently open as blank panel, short threads load normally
- Codex Windows app stuck on blank/spinner at startup — unsupported `workspace_dependencies` feature loop
- Desktop app cannot switch models unless a project is selected
- GPT 5.5 258k context window despite 400k advertised for gpt subs.
- Codex App reconnect loop and stream disconnected before completion on 26.422.30944
- Context compaction not working
- TUI reasoning shortcuts do not work in VS Code integrated terminal on macOS
- "Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model."
- cybers security false detection
- Browser Use / in-app browser fails to start app-server on Windows 10 (os error 3)
- /clear in interactive CLI ignores model from config.toml, falls back to gpt-5.4
- Resizing side panel causes composer to render outside of viewport (Flexbox/overflow issue)
- Browser Use cannot discover Codex In-App Browser backend
- Support 1M token context for GPT-5.5 in Codex
- Codex Desktop App UI Deadlock
Resolved issues (56)
- False positive security-risk flag during local yt-dlp GUI refactor using my own cookies.txt
- Add groups
- App-server disconnects remote TUI mid-turn when outbound queue fills (128 messages)
- Adb install failed
- Codex crash when using "/resume" command
- babysit-pr watcher ignores Copilot PR reviews from copilot-pull-request-reviewer
- Flagged for Cyber, while already completed TAC
- /side, /fork, backtrack in very long sessions are linearly-in-jsonl slow
- Experimental feature check disabling app startup
- `/permissions` changes do not propagate to the active session in `codex-cli 0.124.0`
- Better diagnostic when Linux sandbox fails due to AppArmor unprivileged userns restriction
- Codex ran out of room in the model's context window. Start a new thread or clear earlier history before retrying
- Not able to use codex in vs after latest update
- Trusted access
- `[agents.*].config_file` with relative path fails to deserialize: "AbsolutePathBuf deserialized without a base path in agents"
- Linux sandbox cannot execute codex itself
- [Desktop] White screen infinite loop due to `workspace_dependencies` feature enablement error on Pro account (v26.422.21637)
- 0.124.0 breaks sandbox when default_permissions is present in the config
- Need to update the docs at https://developers.openai.com/codex/remote-connections
- /permissions Full Access session-only confirmation persists approvals_reviewer to config.toml
- Config schema exposes unsupported MCP `bearer_token` field
- Context window is still 258k
- Flagged for Cyber after completing KYC
- My account was flagged for risk control while I was doing a code audit.
- Docs say remote_control, but Connections appears with remote_connections on Codex Desktop (app) 26.417
- Final Korean character is inserted into next pending input after option 3 in command approval modal
- "This chat was flagged for possible cybersecurity risk" even after KYC verification
- Model selector is stuck on GPT-5.5 with medium intelligence in chats and some projects
- GPT-5.5 reports 258400 context window in Codex despite published 400K window
- Allow per-session sandbox override for local VM and benchmark
- Surface reasoning_output_tokens in turn.completed.usage on the --json stream
- Codex feedback: false positive cyber mitigation despite Trusted Access verification
- GPT-5.5 in Codex ignores configured context window and appears hard-capped around 258K tokens
- When asked to file a GitHub issue from user feedback, Codex drafts it from repo artifacts instead
- No more writes to sibling repos using Full Access policy
- macOS npm alpha 0.125.0-alpha.1 is killed by AMFI due to new keychain entitlements
- Small Security Screen Display Passwords Problem
- Archived local sessions hidden and fail to resume after switching auth/provider
- Account incorrectly flagged
- VS Code extension does not reliably enforce delegated global AGENTS.md directives
- Limits are vanishing very fast
- Trusted access enabled but Codex still shows high-risk cyber slowdown banner
- Codex Diff missing background highlights on Remote-SSH
- Codex Desktop repeatedly starts full MCP stacks for new sessions/subagents, causing severe slowdown and memory pressure
- bwrap: loopback: Failed RTM_NEWADDR: Operation not permitted
- bwrap: loopback: Failed RTM_NEWADDR: Operation not permitted #19412
- First message in fresh session consumes ~100k input tokens immediatly, no matter how trivial the input
- Let ChatGPT Business seats use 5.2-Codex
- GPT 5.5 258k context window despite 400k advertised for gpt subs.
- Codex Windows app stuck on blank/spinner at startup — unsupported `workspace_dependencies` feature loop
- "Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model."
- cybers security false detection
- config.toml context window settings are not respected
- /compcat tool not working properly, Auto-compact works
- sandbox NextJS build goes for 20min+
- Diff View scrolls automatically without input