Digest / May 10, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — May 10, 2026
77 new issues filed ·
117 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (77)
- MCP servers eagerly start per session, causing headed browser MCP processes to accumulate
- Codex Desktop voice transcription blocked by Cloudflare challenge on /backend-api/transcribe after resolved incident
- [Codex CLI] Old context persists when forking then jumping back to a previous message in the history
- Codex Beta main process spins at ~290% CPU after large Computer Use thread
- App Server explodes websocket frames with mandatory generated image data
- Codex App bug: Plugins search results get covered by the search field on Intel Mac
- [Feature] Document hooks payload schema or expose codex session info --json for current model/reasoning effort
- GPT-5.5 max_context_window prevents larger model_context_window overrides
- codex exec: parent-kill should terminate all spawned child processes (Windows + POSIX)
- Codex Desktop scheduled automation cannot initialize codex_apps connectors; manual rerun succeeds
- Codex Desktop: Rename Project only changes display label, leaving backing folder as "New project N"
- Codex cannot count line diff properly
- Reusable multi-agent orchestration workflow
- macOS desktop: Settings / Local Work / Branch Switching buttons are all no-op
- Codex Desktop: new chat starter prompts are hidden in wide main-column layout, then appear when browser pane narrows the column
- Codex Desktop macOS: side chat receives turns but is not persisted, then Fork fails with no rollout found
- Codex app plugin view shows rendering artifacts on Intel Mac (hardware acceleration on/off)
- Support injecting command output from background completion into the active Codex session
- # Codex desktop main-process crash: `RangeError: Invalid string length` when loading sessions whose rollout JSONL exceeds V8's max string length
- GPT 5.5 become stupid to a unacceptable level
- /goal doesn't exist
- Codex Desktop automation Run Now creates empty sessions and never executes prompt
- Hidden memory_consolidation subagent consumed 5-hour Pro quota after Stop hook failure
- Windows 11: Codex workspace dependencies cannot be installed
- Stream disconnected before completion during request
- Codex Desktop: closing a full-screen document can leave a blank window
- 错误的cyber risk提示
- CLI TUI does not render Markdown pipe tables
- feature request: render shell tool timeout
- Codex VS Code history dropdown flickers when hovering over timestamp/archive icon
- Codex Desktop voice input leaves a global always-on-top loading overlay stuck on macOS
- Codex App of Windows: Custom "Never ask" mode breaks Chrome origin approval flow and incorrectly persists new sites as denied
- VS Code extension: Todo panel should resize with available space
- Skill-generated reports should be pasted into final assistant output, not left in tool output
- Env var allowlist (include) for Codex IDE (VS Code) + Codex app (+ CLI) when inheriting “core” or “none”
- Can't drag scrollbar when details panel is 100% height
- Edit icon is sometimes hidden and rollback/checkpoint is not reliable
- Support switching between personal and work profiles in Codex
- Codex Desktop: Plugins tab search overlay opens blank and covers plugin list
- fast mode has disappeared
- Local Secret Store for Sensitive Credentials
- CLI becomes unresponsive
- Error running remote compaction task
- Support Cmd+Up and Cmd+Down to jump to top and bottom of thread
- Resuscitate stopped agent trees after provider disconnects/quota exhaustion/reboots
- Command inconsistency under Chinese UI: `/pet` not recognized, only `/宠物` works
- Windows Codex Desktop: browser-use@openai-bundled 0.1.0-alpha2 cache is missing scripts/browser-client.mjs
- Add opt-in BeforeModelRequest context-transform hook with strict request-integrity guardrails
- TUI /resume picker can block on global rollout scan despite cwd filter
- Windows workspace dependency runtime reinstall creates Node-unusable pnpm directory links
- Codex CLI burns subscription tokens when only checking /status repeatedly
- Feature Request: Hybrid Local/Cloud “Instant” Models for Codex and ChatGPT using Apple/Intel/AMD NPUs
- Codex CLI 在 OpenAI 兼容中转未实现 /responses/compact 时缺少降级策略，导致任务直接失败
- This chat was flagged for possible cybersecurity risk
- [Windows] Restricted-token sandbox: --add-dir doesn't stamp SID, and os.replace() fails on stamped paths
- Intermittent issues
- Add `codex exec --quiet` to suppress the config summary banner for parent harnesses
- Make Codex OAuth callback port configurable or auto-select an available port instead of fixed localhost:1455
- Codex macOS app should natively support `/goal` like Codex CLI
- Windows: taskkill output leaks into TUI from exec-server stdio cleanup (parallel path to #20845)
- Chrome plugin is missing from Codex Plugins on Windows even though local plugin files exist
- Codex Desktop 26.506.31421 main Electron process pegs ~280% CPU on macOS while app-server is idle
- Gate benign `account/rateLimits/updated` telemetry behind `notifications.rate_limit_telemetry`
- Demote `failed to record rollout items` from error to warn so harness stderr stops looking like a fatal failure
- ANSI background colors are dropped in command output rendering
- Browser Use and Chrome backend time out despite installed extension and valid native host
- Collapse MCP startup notifications into a single aggregate readiness summary
- Error starting chat invalid turn context override: invalid value for `approval_policy`: `OnRequest` is not in the allowed set [UnlessTrusted] (set by cloud requirements)
- Make reasoning summaries opt-in via a flag (with per-model override) for self-hosted reasoning models
- VS Code: Enable spell check in Codex VS Code chat input
- Add `model_providers.<name>.discovery_url` for cluster-aware base-URL refresh
- codex exec resume <missing-uuid> surfaces noisy "thread <uuid> not found"; fall back to thread/start instead
- Meta: small UX patches to make `codex exec` cleaner for downstream harnesses (cdx exo)
- Add a clarification-first mode and native ask-human tool
- Everytime I go idle for too long, some output from something leaks into my input
- earlier part of sessions go missing sometimes
- Color for Project icons and project names
Resolved issues (117)
- Cant use local openweights model through ollama + litellm in codex-cli
- Lifecycle dependency for subagents: keep reviewer agent active until implementation agent completes
- GPT-5.5 max_context_window prevents larger model_context_window overrides
- CPU Temp Spikes after coding
- App-server config write APIs cannot target project .codex/config.toml (user config only)
- Support for overriding Model metada
- Consider Introducing Read–Write Locks to Enhance Concurrent Work
- Enable putting tasks into a queue
- Feature request: Review a range of commits (multiple commits) in Codex
- Better tools & workflows to keep ~/.codex/config.toml in sync with new releases (without manual doc scraping)
- App-server thread/resume omits tool-call step history present in .codex rollout logs[/-] [+]Store tool-call steps in rollout logs
- msys tooling support
- TUI(collab): Persistent "Agents" sidepanel (active threads overview + quick actions)
- Remove `awaiter`
- Collaborative/static subagent profiles with configurable models
- CLI should show status outside session
- Session Statistics Feature
- Support Ctrl+Tab for thread history navigation
- Feature Request: Version Control for Codex Threads
- Sub-agents do not reliably signal lifecycle state when crashing, hanging, or losing connection
- Add contextual continuation hints and ephemeral refresh prompts
- CLI's transcript mode should allow for vim commands (/, ?, gg, G, u, d, etc) like `less`
- Reusable multi-agent orchestration workflow
- Codex Desktop environments need a "teardown" config
- Support Local Environments for Automations
- feat(a2a): add ACP session management and token usage tracking to A2A server
- `/model` support for ollama/lmstudio
- Make `/fast` session-scoped
- VS Code: support external workflow / local-controller notifications into Codex sessions
- Add a --proxy flag to the app-server launch parameters
- Please make Codex ask fewer questions
- Add reactions to codex messages/reasoning for RL
- Feature Request: Optional Prompt Optimization/Review Layer Before Execution Model
- [TUI] improve bash mode UI
- Line height parameter support for codex extension for vs code
- feature: Per-profile exec policy rule toggling
- Feature Request: Optional queueing of prompt submissions when usage limit is reached
- [FR][Desktop] Add option to remove white margins
- Add copy shortcut to onboarding auth link and device code screens
- Add support for installation on OpenBSD
- [feat] permissions level in the statusline.
- Add SHA-256 integrity verification to MCP server allowlist in requirements.toml
- Up/down arrows should cycle through user messages within current thread
- TUI UX: decouple transcript scrolling from prompt input focus (tmux-friendly)
- Support alternate WSL distros besides the default
- Allow control slash commands like /permission and /fork during an active run
- Support symlinks for custom agent TOMLS
- feat: include user_id in rate limit data persisted to session rollout files
- cloud-tasks: support Forgejo/Gitea remotes in by-repo environment detection
- Proposal: codex plugin install from git (MVP)
- Feature: Make the graph view more interactable
- Auto fix conflicts
- Support custom provider in app
- Support RubyMine for "Open in" app in Codex app
- Detect Git Worktree opened in another VSCode instance
- Request: `/review/` changes made during last time duration (e.g. changes made in last 2 days)
- Release Notes in CLI
- Familiars for Codex CLI: summonable terminal spirits with personality
- [FEATURE] Concurrent sessions should not compete for well-known dev server ports
- Task-centric session workspace for grouping chats, forwarding context, and keeping long sessions usable
- Sub Agents in Fast Mode
- Resume picker should make the selected row much easier to track
- Make agent aware of dirs added with --add-dir
- Make `Cmd +/-` affect font size rather than zooming
- Allow importing environment variables via file upload or paste - Codex Web
- Add a preview for queued prompts in the IDE extension
- Override allowed_domains for specific rules
- feat: configurable Windows agent shell (powershell/git-bash)
- Add support for Kiro in "Open In" menu
- VS Code Expose Codex internal syntax highlighting theme (used in chat panel & Codex app)
- Consider "Auto-Compacting" as a Memory Checkpoint for Agent Self-Iteration
- Expose built-in slash commands like /review to agent tool calls and sub-agents
- Display timestamp (date & time) for messages in Windows app
- Add conversation ID to OTEL metrics
- Add ability to set up a parallel session to a currently running codex session
- Make agent-turn notification preview length configurable
- Need a "take over" feature when users need to edit commands or input password and then back to agent's workflow
- Preserve Plan
- Domain Whitelist for Codex App
- Adding /effort command for faster switching?
- Allow ptrace in the restricted-network Linux sandbox
- Codex's in-progress status is expanding the transcript and creating excessive scrolling
- Feature: Reorganize slash commands into a structured Settings panel with progressive disclosure
- Can we add environment management features to the Codex app
- Codex (desktop/CLI) can’t use provided images or generate new ones
- Sticky prompt textbox when scrolling chat history
- Make notification prompts in the message stream a different colour from all the other grey content.
- Planned task support in iOS App
- Repository-Native Documentation Hygiene Feedback
- Feature Request: Branch conversation from a previous message
- App-Server SDK: allow caller-provided ID on TurnStartParams for steer correlation
- Add HEIC image support on Mac
- Keep files in memory in case of disk full truncation
- Change Codex system instruction about unexpected worktree changes for better support of concurrent agent edits
- App: Add configurable 'Queue Next' keyboard shortcut (separate from Queue Last and Steer)
- Preserve `AGENTS.md` Source File Locations In Model-Visible `user_instructions`
- Feature request: hierarchical archived context with rehydration and user-controlled compression
- OpenBSD support
- Add Kiro as a URI-based file opener option
- Support custom session ID for new threads via ThreadStartParams
- TUI-usable session-control primitive in Codex CLI
- custom-build plugin share
- Project-based Chat Separation (Isolated Chat Context per Project)
- Feature: add a dedicated /usage command in Codex CLI
- IDE Extension: gated VS Code debugger integration (inspect/control)
- GPT 5.5 become stupid to a unacceptable level
- /goal doesn't exist
- [Bug] VS Code Codex extension cannot run tasks reliably: connector logo overload, plugin manifest warnings, and repeated Cloudflare/telemetry 403 for non-browser clients
- Shift+Enter is not recognized inside tmux because Codex does not enable modifyOtherKeys / Ext 2
- CLI TUI does not render Markdown pipe tables
- Windows: /mcp prints taskkill “SUCCESS” process termination logs
- This chat was flagged for possible cybersecurity risk
- Codex CLI 在 OpenAI 兼容中转未实现 /responses/compact 时缺少降级策略，导致任务直接失败
- Add `codex exec --quiet` to suppress the config summary banner for parent harnesses
- Commit button remains disabled until window focus changes (macOS)
- Error starting chat invalid turn context override: invalid value for `approval_policy`: `OnRequest` is not in the allowed set [UnlessTrusted] (set by cloud requirements)
- Everytime I go idle for too long, some output from something leaks into my input