Digest / April 26, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — April 26, 2026
86 new issues filed ·
43 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (86)
- Bash mode history
- Abnormal CPU usage on new conversation page
- All my projects and conversations are missing after Computer restart
- Allow Run Now on an automation with one-time additional context
- Browser Address Bar Shrinking Until Gone
- TUI skill mention popup shows duplicate entries for the same skill name
- Windows: status helper tests expect tilde-shortened AppData path
- Branch selection in Codex Desktop should be scoped to the selected git worktree/project root
- Cannot resume conversations sometimes
- Windows Codex app command execution still depends on PowerShell even when Integrated Terminal Shell is set to Command Prompt
- Subagent hit sandbox, TUI wouldn't show me the command
- Allow ESC to close the /MCP popup in Codex Desktop
- Feature request: Add a real code editor to Codex App like Cursor
- Structured Input Active-Turn Validation Rejects Sideband User Messages Mid-Turn
- Structured Input Queue Syntax Is Too Easy To Misuse From External Sideband Clients
- Activada
- Crash on macOS 14.5 – binary built for macOS 15 (SkyComputerUseClient)
- VS Code extension high CPU in non-git workspace due to stable-metadata retry loop
- Image generation tasks cause sustained upload saturation, network slowdown, and connection drops (Broken pipe / WebSocket fallback)
- Codex IDE extension causes 100% Code Helper (Renderer) CPU in non-git folders due to git stable-metadata retry loop
- Codex app output pane only shows about one screen and cannot scroll back
- codex app,mac Intel Core i9,error
- Bug: Codex worktree context leaks across all worktrees (shared chats)
- Codex Desktop suggests installing GitHub from claude-plugins-official even though github@openai-curated is enabled
- MCP servers registered but tools not injected into threads in Codex CLI >=0.120.0
- Redacted by author request
- Centralized conversation management across multiple remote SSH environments
- Improve session rename flow in VS Code Codex Chat
- gpt-5.5 shown in Codex, but rejected for ChatGPT Plus account with 400 unsupported-model error
- Improve Codex CLI UX for long-running development workflows
- Allow plugins to reference code inside .ipynb code cells
- native remote session handoff for Codex
- Codex trying to read ~/.keychain on every command
- Codex Desktop not opening after latest update
- Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion
- `codex exec resume` fails with 'Missing required parameter: input[N].encrypted_content' after internal 'thread not found' (rollout intact)
- Codex Desktop macOS consumes token quota while idle before any prompt, even after state reset and MCP disabled
- Codex CLI Built-in Memory banning Memory MCPs from being used by the agent
- Chat threads jump projects
- Excessive CPU Usage
- Docs: SessionStart source field omits clear value
- Browser Use IAB backend unavailable when project root is $HOME, but works in subdirectories
- Codex Desktop composer not cleared after message is sent when many image attachments are included
- Codex Desktop Slack connector keeps stale OAuth link after revoke/reconnect; no reliable hot-swap path for multi-Slack users
- Codex Desktop macOS hangs after onboarding / entering main page.
- Feature request: add path globs to control when skills are considered
- Feature request: support lazy discovery of nested project skills
- Renamed project display name is inconsistently applied across Codex UI
- arg0 error messages lack path and operation context, making failures hard to diagnose
- Codex Desktop: make “Open in target” dropdown customizable (add Obsidian, replace Finder with Path Finder)
- [bug] workspace-write sandbox blocks GPU access (no /dev/nvidia* in bwrap namespace)
- Plugin management UI/search overlay has severe blur/rendering artifacts
- Unable to change to a new workspace in Remote Linux server with Windows Codex app
- Make skills metadata context budget configurable instead of hardcoded 2%
- Feature request: let Popout Window hotkey open an independent quick-ask window
- Codex IOS App control codex on Mac
- Mac App stuck on splash logo: renderer pushes unsupported workspace_dependencies feature in tight retry loop, init never completes
- GPT5.5 request error
- Network/proxy/AppContainer issue causing Codex Store app to hang
- Codex App: background persistent terminal does not show a UI component above the input after completion
- Granular approvalPolicy should surface MCP tool calls through requestApproval notifications
- app-server UDS closes standard WebSocket-over-UDS handshake
- codex exec --json emits non-fatal app-server stream lag as item error
- Codex Desktop on macOS gets stuck reconnecting because failed/completed turns are restored with markedStreaming=true
- VS Code codex exception
- Windows Remote-SSH Codex app-server hangs on shell_command after codex-command-runner launch
- Windows Codex Desktop: Browser Use fails because import.meta.__codexNativePipe is undefined
- Codex Desktop model picker filters out models returned from model_catalog_json
- Explicit-only skills need a visible, reliable explicit invocation contract
- Error running remote compact task: We're currently experiencing high demand, which may cause temporary errors.
- I am unable to set remote Connections in Settings
- Pasting plain text shows '■ Failed to paste image: no image on clipboard' on WSL/Linux
- stable-metadata git worker loops endlessly when workspace is not a git repo
- Unable to change model on new chats
- Plugins not showing in Codex v0.125.0 (Only 2 OpenAI plugins visible)
- TUI markdown renderer collapses loose list spacing after code blocks
- Codex desktop: unstable websocket reconnection after restart when resuming existing sessions
- Computer Use plugin unavailable on Intel Mac because bundled helper is arm64-only
- macOS global dictation does not paste with Russian keyboard layout
- Docs: add CLIRank as a free MCP example alongside Context7 in /codex/mcp
- Windows Codex Desktop approval rules match "powershell.exe -Command" instead of inner command
- WSL startup regression when ~/.agents/skills resolves to /mnt/c
- Make gpt-5.5 not get distracted by excessive "Frontend guidance" in system prompt
- Feature request: native pre-session MCP selection dialog
- Codex Desktop unusable, stuck in loading state after update
- High idle CPU (25%) in Codex IDE extension on Positron: Electron window renderer consumes CPU after opening Codex panel
Resolved issues (43)
- Auto compact error
- Abnormal CPU usage on new conversation page
- got flagged as violating but doesnt do anytzhing
- GPT-5.5 context catalog mismatch makes 400K/1M setup unsafe and can bypass auto-compaction
- Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion: error sending request for url (https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses/compact)
- Linux x64 optional tarball 404 — 0.125.0 install leaves CLI broken (“Missing optional dependency @openai/codex-linux-x64”)
- Windows: npm install -g @openai/codex installs 0.120.0 but CLI fails with missing @openai/codex-win32-x64
- Activada
- Structured Input Active-Turn Validation Rejects Sideband User Messages Mid-Turn
- Structured Input Queue Syntax Is Too Easy To Misuse From External Sideband Clients
- VS Code extension high CPU in non-git workspace due to stable-metadata retry loop
- Redacted by author request
- Model permission UI shows Full Access, but runtime remains restricted with no escalation path
- Sometimes, codex finishes executing in just a few tens of seconds and then returns the previous response.
- Unable to change to a new workspace in Remote Linux server with Windows Codex app
- Incorrect translation in swedish
- Mac App stuck on splash logo: renderer pushes unsupported workspace_dependencies feature in tight retry loop, init never completes
- Improve Codex CLI UX for long-running development workflows
- GPT5.5 request error
- Granular approvalPolicy should surface MCP tool calls through requestApproval notifications
- app-server UDS closes standard WebSocket-over-UDS handshake
- Error running remote compact task: We're currently experiencing high demand, which may cause temporary errors.
- Pasting plain text shows '■ Failed to paste image: no image on clipboard' on WSL/Linux
- [Redacted by author]
- Codex in VS Code causes very high CPU usage in non-git folders, but behaves normally in git repositories on macOS
- stable-metadata git worker loops endlessly when workspace is not a git repo
- Unable to change model on new chats
- Desktop app cannot switch models unless a project is selected
- Model switching broken f/ new thread creation
- Intermittent failed to record rollout items: thread <uuid> not found during sub-agent shutdown / close, more likely with slower models
- Computer Use plugin unavailable on Intel Mac because bundled helper is arm64-only
- TUI skill mention popup shows duplicate entries for the same skill name
- codex change model bug
- unexpected status 404 Not Found: Model not found gpt-5.4
- unexpected status 404 Not Found: Model not found gpt-5.4
- Codex should provide meaningful OSC 0/2 for Terminal Title
- branch indicator often stale or missing
- Add `mcp_servers.<id>.default_tools_approval_mode`
- Docs: add CLIRank as a free MCP example alongside Context7 in /codex/mcp
- Make gpt-5.5 not get distracted by excessive "Frontend guidance" in system prompt
- Codex Desktop unusable, stuck in loading state after update
- Explicit-only skills need a visible, reliable explicit invocation contract
- High idle CPU (25%) in Codex IDE extension on Positron: Electron window renderer consumes CPU after opening Codex panel