Digest / May 23, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — May 23, 2026
101 new issues filed ·
17 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (101)
- Chat & WebSocket runtime have no TLS-bypass escape hatch — PR #20676 only fixed login (enterprise MITM still blocked)
- Codex Desktop sometimes does not inject configured project MCP tools into a thread
- Add confirmation or double-press behavior for Ctrl+C interrupt in Codex CLI
- Memories are forgotten
- Codex App fails to read recent conversation
- Expose structured shell status in PostToolUse hook payloads
- Need STOP EVERYTHING button and hook.
- Feature request: Add a remote visual preview/control mode for Codex mobile
- Codex Desktop conversations become empty and resume fails with stale Windows path
- Remote Control goes offline while desktop WebSocket to chatgpt.com remains active
- Feature request: Add a usage bar for Codex app limits
- Feature request: Show 5-hour and weekly usage limits persistently in the Chatgpt/Codex app
- Invalid prompt error (while I'm working on code that runs a liquid handler)
- Codex Mobile report Codex run stopped
- Codex Desktop on macOS causes sustained high CPU/GPU/WindowServer load and heating
- Resuming a session from a different cwd with a separate app-server ignores the selected cwd
- It would be really helpful to add an icon that shows the context window.
- Computer Use disabled in Lebanon despite prior availability and bundled plugin present
- Codex app injects incorrect .system path for user-installed skills
- interactive CLI session no response after 10 minutes thinking
- Remote compact can create huge compacted records and make session unrecoverable
- Goal failed twice with "Failed to read thread goal: thread/goal/get failed in TUI" but still used tokens. Went from over 70% left to 4% of my 5h limit.
- Actions button disappeared from top bar on Windows
- [Withdrawn] Codex mobile streamed responses cause Desktop Remote Control presence to stop updating and go offline
- Bundled skill validator fails because Codex Python lacks PyYAML
- UI Display Issue on Mac Intel Version
- Feature request: show local Codex CLI sessions in the desktop app
- Windows approval rules do not generalize for PowerShell-wrapped gh issue --json commands
- Codex keeps asking me to approve the same command
- execpolicy check does not mirror runtime PowerShell wrapper unwrapping
- Expose supported hook to update Codex Desktop thread titles live
- In-app browser annotation hover highlight ignores page zoom level
- sandbox escalation approval times out after Codex update; CLI cannot access macOS Keychain
- TUI `$` autocomplete shows inaccessible App Directory entries as `[App]` suggestions
- Codex Desktop frequently freezes during file-edit tool calls, making core editing unreliable
- Codex Desktop: locked computer use cannot be enabled on macOS Intel due to native component signing errors
- Codex Desktop: commit message generation and thread naming time out after update
- `codex exec-server --remote` registration omits `User-Agent` header
- Documents render_docx.py fails on Windows with LibreOffice temporary UserInstallation profile
- User-level ~/.codex/hooks.json PostToolUse ignored while plugin PostToolUse runs
- Codex Mobile should be able to view and control Codex Desktop SSH remote sessions
- Windows Terminal TUI input rendering breaks after entering a Git repository
- codex exec --sandbox workspace-write --add-dir X: apply_patch tool ignores --add-dir whitelist and writes anywhere under --cd
- Windows Codex Desktop: shell_command tool drops stdout entirely; only stderr reaches the model
- (code=3221226505, signal=null). Most recent error: memory allocation of 126 bytes failed note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
- Codex Desktop session stuck as follower after backend thread is idle
- When /goal is used in Plan Mode, defer goal creation until the plan is finalized
- install.sh checksum lookup fails on systems using mawk
- codex's directory is wrong
- MCP servers UI doesn't work anymore
- Clarify new-thread context and support moving threads between General and Projects
- Possible cybersecurity-risk false positive banner in Codex CLI
- Concurrent Sessions Leak Workspace Root Across Projects
- Issue: <subagent_notification> duplicates finished wait_agent result
- Shell wrapper hardcoded causes legitimate exit code 1 (grep no-match) to abort tasks
- docs: add a runnable third-party Agent Skill install example
- SessionStart hook does not fire when bare `codex` auto-restores the previous thread (0.130.0)
- Codex Desktop approval modal: Enter inserts newline in Other response despite Send hint
- Codex Desktop 26.519.41501: remote compaction fails with context_length_exceeded across multiple threads
- File preview supports Markdown but not JavaScript or CSS on Windows
- Support third-party API integrations when controlling Codex on Windows from mobile
- Google Drive plugin fails to create files: “No permission”
- Codex AppShots - Failed to collect child process snapshot
- Codex TUI scrollback corruption in Termius mobile SSH
- Context compression killed Codex
- Project-level config should support disabling global/user skills while preserving repo skills
- feat(tui): add Vim normal-mode `C` binding to change to end of line
- Bundled `openai-docs` skill instructs agents to use Docs MCP even though it is not configured by default
- Show user-side timing metrics between Codex turns
- Configuration page says "Configuration was modified since last read. Fetch latest version and retry."
- Codex desktop plugin page rendering issue on Intel Mac
- Codex desktop app: First-class file-tree support concerns
- Codex worktree automations run but archive output without surfacing results; chat heartbeat works
- macOS shows “Malware Blocked” alert for Codex helper on Codex App 26.519.41501
- "Codex ran out of room in the model's context window. Start a new thread or clear earlier history before retrying." error while /goal is in progress
- After the planning mode ends, two options will be provided at the bottom: "1. Yes, implement this plan 2. No, tell Codex how to adjust". The options menu will override the model selection options.
- Codex CLI: plugin marketplace sync feedback loop pegs CPU at 100%, unkillable by SIGTERM
- Mac app: Antigravity IDE.app does not appear in “Open In”
- Windows Desktop freezes at turn start and completion, but not during mid-response follow-up input
- macOS: Chrome and Computer Use disappear after restart; logout/login temporarily restores them
- Codex Desktop macOS UI renders behind dark/blurred overlay unless GPU compositing is disabled
- [Windows] CodexSandboxUsers gets Modify on C:\ root + orphan SIDs persist (post-redesign, follow-up #12343)
- Windows sandbox setup refresh failures despite healthy doctor
- Codex Desktop: gpt-5.5 xhigh turn stalled 30m before first output, then resumed normally
- Performance trace upload timeout does not retain local trace artifact
- Codex Desktop renderer reload left turn state out of sync and spammed Item not found in turn state
- Project Thread is disappearing after starting
- “Open in Terminal” button for project folder context menu
- Codex Desktop Windows+WSL resolves bundled plugin cache as invalid C:\mnt\c path
- /Goal Always Fails
- iOS Codex remote: Full access selected but new threads start with workspace-write/on-request; Custom config.toml works
- iOS Codex remote project picker does not mirror Desktop Codex projects
- Context window usage indicator is not displayed
- Add support for copying chat content in Codex mobile
- Ambiguous status line labels for 5h and weekly limits make red usage indicators confusing
- Codex Desktop rapidly grows logs_2.sqlite / WAL during normal active use
- Codex Desktop macOS: sidebar buttons fail because native pointerdown/pointerup are missing while mouse events fire
- Incorrent Subsription in /status
- Linux sandboxed exec_command fails in 0.131.0-0.133.0
- Issue with Codex in Xcode on intel MacBook Pro
- Remote-created Codex Desktop threads on connected host do not receive automation_update/load_workspace_dependencies
Resolved issues (17)
- Codex Desktop controls become unclickable when hidden/stale turn state exists
- Withdrawn
- Feature request: Add a usage bar for Codex app limits
- interactive CLI session no response after 10 minutes thinking
- TUI `$` autocomplete shows inaccessible App Directory entries as `[App]` suggestions
- Windows Terminal TUI input rendering breaks after entering a Git repository
- Windows: Codex spawns many Git for Windows processes causing sustained high CPU after recent update
- Remote SSH to (DevPod) devcontainer fails
- [Withdrawn] Codex mobile streamed responses cause Desktop Remote Control presence to stop updating and go offline
- codex's directory is wrong
- Bug: App fails to detect when OpenAI free quota is exhausted
- Codex Desktop 26.519.41501: remote compaction fails with context_length_exceeded across multiple threads
- `Reduce Motion` in accessibility settings should not prevent progress spinners from spinning
- Codex Desktop macOS UI renders behind dark/blurred overlay unless GPU compositing is disabled
- Windows approval rules do not generalize for PowerShell-wrapped gh issue --json commands
- In-app browser reports offline during user handoff for login
- Request: terminal on the side instead of the bottom for the Codex desktop app