Digest / May 17, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — May 17, 2026
97 new issues filed ·
23 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (97)
- Allow spawn_agent to start subagents in a specified workspace/worktree directory
- codex remote-control hangs silently and does not open a listening port
- ChatGPT app Codex remote only shows projects after starting a new conversation
- Codex app in-app browser: coordinate drag does not trigger HTML5 drag/drop interactions
- Queueing does not work when project is not in focus in the Codex app
- Codex app in-app browser: provide agent-accessible DevTools console / page-world execution
- ChatGPT iOS Codex SSH connection works on linux, but the bootstrap/proxy flow is fragile and hardcoded
- Codex in Rider is not showing all the files it will edit when it requests permission (only showing 1)
- Fast mode activates on its own
- Full Access /goal session can fall back to workspace-write and hit bwrap "Failed to make / slave"
- Codex agent accidentally triggered Chrome plugin install prompt while trying to request filesystem permission.
- Rename "Intelligence" setting to "Thinking Depth" or "Reasoning Effort"
- Sandbox setup infinite loop on Windows 11 Home: SetNamedSecurityInfoW fails (error 87) on Google Drive (FAT32) trusted projects + frontend/backend version skew (26.515 vs 26.513)
- Codex 0.129.0-alpha.9 breaks Xcode Coding Assistant with decode error
- Cannot remove stale Codex Desktop connection from Codex Mobile after pairing with the wrong laptop
- Codex Git commit prompt does not work when using ChatGPT for iOS remote control on macOS
- Codex mobile pairing can get stuck when local global state keeps revoked client/environment IDs
- apply_patch opens a sandbox dialog though it shouldn't
- Codex mobile app popup not showing in iOS
- Codex Desktop plugins page stuck on Intel Mac; public macOS DMG is arm64-only
- Android ChatGPT Codex pairing stuck after account selection, desktop session not recognized
- codex_models_manager::manager: failed to refresh available models: timeout waiting for child process to exit (default config, every 15-45s)
- Plugins interface rendering anomaly / fails to load
- Codex Mobile setup QR on Android resolves to unhandled https://com.openai.chat link
- Chronicle consumes 5-hour quota for Plus users without a UI disable control
- Automations and Codex Mobile sidebar entries missing on both macOS and Windows
- Codex Desktop corrupts local history on Windows: project sessions disappear and UTF-8 Chinese history becomes mojibake
- Codex Memories stage1 succeeds but global consolidation remains pending and no summary artifact is generated on Windows
- evice cannot be reconnected after deleting a previously added Mac from Codex app
- TypeScript SDK JSONL parser fails on multiline MCP tool results (patch available)
- Add /detach for active Codex CLI sessions
- Codex App: add Copy file path / folder path / relative path to file card Open menu
- Codex Mobile keeps stale Codex Desktop connection and new pairing becomes CLI instead of Codex Desktop
- Unexpected rapid 5h limit depletion during long-running architect workflows
- Infinite configure Sandbox agent loop
- The example code has an incorrect import statement: codex_app_server should be openai_codex.
- Add app-level UI scale setting for Codex Desktop on Windows
- Codex UI shows git branch but not the effective working directory used by agent tool calls
- codex-companion cancel fails on Windows + Git Bash due to MSYS path conversion
- Codex window partially black on Windows.
- Suggestion: improve local compaction handoff
- Codex reports Chrome extension is not installed when connected in Brave
- Support npm global update for non-privileged user
- Bug: GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark usage incorrectly drains regular Codex limits
- Mobile remote connection misses Mac Codex App threads in project list
- Allow hooks to request real compaction before continuing
- Android ChatGPT app does not show Codex CLI threads created on Linux
- Codex CLI `/ide` fails to enable IDE context despite active VS Code Codex extension
- Codex Desktop: “Relevant” chat filter actually means “Recently active”, making older project chats appear missing
- When swiching the account the codex can't load the chat stuck at blinking and loading state we have to exit or force close by end tank and reopen to be able to continue the chat
- `/goal` + exhausted credits = bug inside the TUI.
- Failed to interrupt the review
- Codex macOS app previews .skill ZIP packages as UTF-8 text mojibake
- Pet overlay forces macOS to auto-switch back to Codex's Space when navigating to another Space
- In planning mode Codex seems to fail to call the question asking tool despite being reminded it exists, causing it to loop because its waiting for answers. 2x occurances, there seems to be no failsafe so wiping out usage quota.
- TUI freeze after submitting `/side` (intermittent): recurring `sleep 180` sandbox respawns block main thread
- Make Codex state storage backend configurable beyond SQLite
- Codex Desktop macOS Intel does not persist approval_policy / sandbox settings from UI
- Please add official Windows ARM64 support for Codex desktop app
- TUI blocks all models when primary bucket hits 100%, even models that are not actually rate-limited
- automation_update unavailable in one Windows chat despite working in another
- Interactive local development
- Oops, an error has occurred
- /goal when blocked doesn't stop but keeps looping consuming tokens and API credits
- Codex macOS Intel app Plugins page is covered by a large blank white overlay
- Bug: /goal floods session with repeated (remote compact) usage-limit errors
- Clarify resume hints for renamed threads
- Wrong dev containers command for devcontainer.secure.json
- Long worktree names cause clipping of worktree dropdown menu in "Handoff to Worktree" Dialog
- Interactive sandboxed shell_command fails with execution error: Sandbox(Signal(6)) on macOS, but fresh codex exec succeeds
- Codex wraps MCP tools in type:"namespace" for custom/local providers — backends with strict tools schemas cannot unwrap, MCP unusable
- In-app Browser cannot open/handle file attachment upload controls
- Codex weekly usage dropped from ~70% to ~7% at 5-hour reset boundary
- Windows Codex + WSL project: older threads lose cwd and terminal tries to cd into malformed WindowsApps/app/resources/\\wsl$ path
- Codex weekly usage meter switches to inconsistent reset window
- Codex IDE extension in Cursor hangs when workspace root accidentally becomes a large unborn Git repo at $HOME
- Codex usage limits desync between web Analytics and macOS app
- Codex Desktop on Windows no longer shows older chats after update
- failed to spawn codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe: program not found
- Mac OS could not open codex because it's malware
- /review then Ctrl+C crashes TUI
- Feature request: allow approved outbound connections to non-HTTP development services in Codex Cloud
- Codex Desktop on Windows is extremely slow even when the computer is fine
- Support headless remote Linux hosts for Codex mobile without requiring the desktop app to stay online
- Support organization-scoped agents with isolated memory, skills, and project context
- Bring /goal support to the Codex Windows app and make goals resumable from mobile
- Update titles for chats
- Support multi-host SSH workflows within a single Codex conversation
- Drag and drop screenshot does not attach in active Codex CLI session inside Android Studio terminal
- Rate limit reset reduces remaining daily usage for those with high amounts left
- ~40s hang on startup (Windows)
- In-app browser: locator.fill fails with "virtual clipboard is not installed" on normal text inputs
- New chat creation fails with Invalid request: AbsolutePathBuf deserialized without a base path (existing tasks work)
- Auto-review rejects using codex exec as it would send content to an untrusted external service
- Codex Desktop sometimes shows local Markdown files as raw text instead of rendered preview
- New chat creation fails with AbsolutePathBuf deserialized without a base path — reproduces across all trusted workspaces (Windows VS Code extension 26.513.21555)
- /ps not working during a goal
Resolved issues (23)
- iOS/goal mode: stale “Implement this plan?” prompt blocks steering after execution has already started
- codex remote-control hangs silently and does not open a listening port
- ChatGPT app Codex remote only shows projects after starting a new conversation
- Codex in Rider is not showing all the files it will edit when it requests permission (only showing 1)
- Codex app plugin view shows rendering artifacts on Intel Mac (hardware acceleration on/off)
- Cannot remove stale Codex Desktop connection from Codex Mobile after pairing with the wrong laptop
- Codex VS Code Branch details popover causes horizontal scrollbar
- Hang status of 019e2c37-9312-71c3-86c0-48ea026ae8c4
- [Bug] The “Switch me out of Plan Mode” shortcut key does not work.
- TUI freezes during idle long wait while session continues and completes
- evice cannot be reconnected after deleting a previously added Mac from Codex app
- Codex Desktop bundled Chrome/Browser plugins not available or failing on Windows
- Codex UI shows git branch but not the effective working directory used by agent tool calls
- When swiching the account the codex can't load the chat stuck at blinking and loading state we have to exit or force close by end tank and reopen to be able to continue the chat
- Codex CLI `/ide` fails to enable IDE context despite active VS Code Codex extension
- thread/rollback numTurns uses inconsistent units between core history and app-server replay
- Failed to interrupt the review
- /goal when blocked doesn't stop but keeps looping consuming tokens and API credits
- Codex macOS Intel app Plugins page is covered by a large blank white overlay
- Bug: /goal floods session with repeated (remote compact) usage-limit errors
- In-app Browser cannot open/handle file attachment upload controls
- /review then Ctrl+C crashes TUI
- codex-companion cancel fails on Windows + Git Bash due to MSYS path conversion