Digest / June 1, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — June 1, 2026
185 new issues filed ·
25 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (185)
- Context bloats up after a conversation fork
- Codex Desktop opening Terminal then closing it gives an error
- Codex usage popover shows confusing remaining percentages for 5h vs weekly buckets
- Rogue Subagents with Goal Mode
- False positive cyber-risk flags during routine Raspberry Pi SSH and ESP32 IoT setup
- Can't select the login method on codex
- Windows Codex Desktop: Page Up and Down keys don't work
- Windows Codex app crashes when clicking task completion notification
- Multi-language Support (i18n) for Codex Desktop App
- Windows elevated sandbox breaks node_repl and Browser Runtime
- Codex Desktop macOS Profile Usage Statistics Not Updating
- Input box loses focus during consecutive conversations
- Support remote app-server threads in Desktop thread orchestration
- Limit (5h) Decreases without a single message sent/recieved
- Clicking Codex Mobile immediately redirects me to a new conversation
- Historical sessions lose inline execution details/tool-call history after ~1 day on macOS
- Windows Codex Desktop: node_repl / Computer Use fails with "windows sandbox failed: spawn setup refresh"
- Codex Windows app will not launch after a clean reinstall.
- Context compaction failed
- codex Windows app startup crash.
- Codex App Remote Control is really slow on reconnecting.
- Cmd+N new chat should support a fixed default workspace instead of reusing the last/current project
- Sandboxed PowerShell commands intermittently fail on Windows with `windows sandbox: spawn setup refresh`
- Codex Desktop: add project management for registering projects and moving threads between projects
- Side conversation Ctrl+C return does not exit when pet mode is enabled
- Codex Desktop Projects sidebar shows "No chats" for projects with older non-archived conversations
- Codex Desktop for Windows crashes immediately after launch (26.527.3686.0)
- macOS Appshot shows generic "Unable to attach appshot" when Computer Use blocks a disallowed URL after capture
- Codex Windows app: parts of the UI disappear or become transparent when the window is maximized at 1920x1080
- Codex make my computer stop for a moment when starting a chat
- Windows Computer Use unavailable: nativePipe missing and SKY_CUA_NATIVE_PIPE_DIRECTORY not injected
- Show session compaction count in Codex CLI TUI
- Huge issues with the usage remanining
- Windows Codex Desktop: node_repl exits with "windows sandbox failed: spawn setup refresh"; Chrome and Computer Use unavailable
- Windows Computer Use Skill installed but native connection unavailable after update 26.5.27.31326
- Codex Desktop on Windows: rendering freezes/transparency when maximized
- Can Plus members be allowed to adjust the timing of their credit disbursement?
- Model/runtime instructions should not suppress AGENTS.md validation requirements
- Codex crashes frequently on macOS
- codex-rs/docs/protocol_v1.md appears stale
- codex_mcp_interface.md documents app-server RPCs under mcp-server
- Bazel docs show invalid no-sandbox test_tags example
- codex-protocol README appears stale about app-server protocol types
- README should note that codex app is macOS/Windows-only
- codex-cli run_in_container.sh appears stale relative to devcontainer firewall setup
- Source-build docs omit uv required by just fmt
- just argument-comment-lint fails when the repo path contains spaces
- codex-rs README links to removed config.md anchors
- codex-config loader README has stale layer precedence documentation
- app-server README shows stale ChatGPT authUrl host
- app-server README omits account/login/cancel response
- When the user-side terminal within Codex is closed, the current session is terminated.
- /goal usage text omits implemented control subcommands
- TUI footer says Tab queues even when idle Tab submits
- Codex Desktop remote-control keeps using revoked client when connecting Mac to Windows, no approval request appears
- @openai/codex-sdk install docs/package metadata omit runtime CLI dependency
- Azure /responses/compact 5xx should fall back to local auto compaction
- .github/workflows README understates current PR-time CI
- codex-rs Bazel docs contain stale file references
- codex_rust_crate docstring omits live macro parameters
- codex_mcp_interface.md approval section describes stale wire shape
- secure devcontainer requires host ~/.gitconfig to exist
- Android branch in npm shim cannot resolve pruned linux platform packages
- Codex Desktop (Windows): UI-archived conversations reappear in active sidebar after refresh, and archive triggers flashing terminal cleanup
- Python SDK API reference signatures are stale
- Python SDK examples README overstates async.py coverage
- app-server README lists nonexistent tool/requestUserInput method
- app-server README thread/start example uses invalid sandbox value
- Sandbox docs omit .agents from protected metadata paths
- The Codex interface freezes when copying JSON-structured data into the input field.
- Skill Creator frontmatter guidance conflicts with sample and validator
- exec-server README initialize/session lifecycle docs are stale
- exec-server README omits http/request protocol surface
- app-server README omits installationId from remote-control status snapshots
- app-server-daemon README describes stale top-level codex remote-control behavior
- app-server README documents query on fuzzyFileSearch/sessionCompleted
- (code=1, signal=null). Most recent error: {"timestamp":"2026-06-01T07:38:33.088544Z","level":"WARN","fields":{"message":"stream disconnected - retrying sampling request (4/5 in 1.698s)..."},"target":"codex_core::responses_retry"}
- Hook output schemas allow values later rejected by parser
- Hook output schemas reject explicit null for optional fields serde accepts
- codex-package archives bundle stale codex-zsh manifest
- README manual release install docs point to single-binary archives instead of package archives
- Codex mobile QR scan always opens old offline host page and cannot reconnect
- Support per-TUI instance model selection
- Persistent remaining usage limit indicator in Codex Desktop
- exec_command tool description says every command runs in a PTY
- Pro plan unusable: lossy compaction silently rewrites instructions + unreapable subagent leak (5 compounding bugs, full telemetry)
- TUI shortcut overlay says Ctrl+C exits while running work makes Ctrl+C interrupt
- Python SDK generated protocol types omit thread goal RPCs
- codex sandbox help still describes Windows as restricted-token only
- app-server README uses stale conversation_id for feedback/upload
- app-server README omits implemented plugin/share RPCs
- app-server README turn/start example uses invalid approvalPolicy value
- approvalsReviewer docs/schema prefer auto_review but Rust serializes AutoReview as guardian_subagent
- Windows Computer Use native pipe fails: helper paths unavailable on 26.527.31326
- fs/watch docs say response path is canonicalized but implementation returns request path
- Codex Desktop context usage circle no longer shows exact values on hover after 26.527
- Codex macOS app project sidebar can hide existing local project chats after restart/cache drift while SQLite thread records remain intact
- Windows app won't open after update, background process exists but no GUI window
- Bug: Codex App freezes/unresponsive when loading session containing escaped HTML strings in JSON response (works fine in CLI)
- Windows Codex Chrome extension backend lists profiles but seller.shopee.co.id navigation is blocked by enterprise network policy
- It closes alone CODEX
- Default goal continuation can preserve stale Plan Mode instructions when developer_instructions is null
- Codex iOS remote task on Windows 26.527 ignores xhigh and starts gpt-5.5 medium
- Version regression; Codex Desktop bridge failure; Chrome plugin not working; Deleting .codex is not enough;
- Feature request: local pre-submit DLP/redaction layer for secrets before prompts are sent upstream
- Codex Desktop: expose opt-in local Terminal API for visible terminal tabs
- DOCX preview can show stale content after regenerating the same file path
- Pasting .tex text freezes the app
- iOS remote thread/list sends sourceKinds: [] and gets empty list despite Mac host having threads
- Codex Desktop resumes thread with workspace-write sandbox despite UI showing Full Access
- keep having issues compacting
- Codex Desktop transparency/compositing bug when focused and maximized on Windows 10 + NVIDIA
- Background ambient suggestions invoked mutating MCP desktop tool (`app.click_app`) without visible user action
- Unable to create a Codex account because Hong Kong phone verification is not accepted — can it be linked here?
- Android ChatGPT app cannot connect to Codex Desktop on Windows
- Attach <App> (computer-use / Appshot capture) permanently freezes the session when the target is a backgrounded Electron app (e.g. Feishu/Lark)
- Codex Windows app: clicking Codex mobile page auto-navigates back to chat
- Canva OAuth callback fails on Windows: codex:// deep link is treated as Electron app path
- Refresh token already used causes desktop app to stay offline and unable to reconnect
- Codex Windows App fails to start: app-server websocket closed (code=3221225501)
- Codex Mac App: Appshots Settings UI missing on 26.527 despite bundled resources
- When in file tree mode for review tab, don't show all file changes only the highlighted file
- Send Azure prompt_cache_retention (default 24h): large-context gpt-5.4 sessions thrash the in-memory prompt cache
- Transparency menu issue in Windows 10
- Codex mobile loses remote task/goal state: missed approvals, stale progress, and stop does not pause active goal
- Codex Desktop App fails with "app-server websocket closed (1006)" while CLI works normally on Windows
- After selecting "Do not ask again for commands with the same prefix," the task immediately terminates with this API error.
- Plugin skill paths leak mutable marketplace cache commit into model-visible context
- remote compact failure
- Desktop app crashes with RangeError: Invalid string length in main process during Chronicle initialization
- VS Code extension: model switcher submenu overlaps the model list
- Codex Desktop App - allow setting git commit message
- Windows Codex Canva connector OAuth callback launches Electron with invalid app path
- Automatic approval review fails with `guardian assessment was not valid JSON` in Codex Desktop SSH remote sessions
- configurable /compact modes with user-selected retention priorities
- app-server: silent turn/completed(last_agent_message=null) when run_turn early-returns after compaction failure
- Codex Desktop: thread/read fails on empty rollout after closing browser sidebars
- TUI resize reflow emits full clear outside synchronized output, causing blank flash
- Input box supports custom shortcut keys for line breaks
- Image Handling Issue
- [Bug] Windows image preview close button overlaps main window close button
- iOS app does not show generated images in remote session while remote controlling a Windows codex app
- Windows 11: codex:// Protocol Handler Broken, OAuth/Plugin Authentication Fails
- Codex macOS app fails to ingest dragged Xcode Simulator screenshot thumbnail because it keeps a temporary file path
- Opening terminal does not focus the terminal
- Make possible to break line in the cli interaction
- “Add to chat” selection toolbar does not appear for some selected response text
- ChatGPT Vercel connector does not expose Vercel MCP runtime logs tool
- Codex Mobile: support web preview artifacts for dev servers and forwarded ports
- Profile config causes global hooks.json hooks to be discovered and executed twice
- Regression: "Copy conversation" (Markdown export) option is missing after the latest update
- Browser skill is mounted in CLI TUI even when no in-app browser backend is available
- Please confirm raw output source for mixed-script token and malformed support URL
- Repo-root AGENTS.md and .agents/skills are not loaded on session start.
- File links in Codex app open internal viewer instead of navigating to file/folder
- SessionStart source=clear does not fire until the first prompt after /clear
- CLI resume shows raw ::code-comment review directives instead of readable fallback
- Regression: server-side context compaction interrupts Codex execution and requires manual continuation
- Computer Use native pipe only initializes when the bundled marketplace is (re)written; every normal app restart leaves it "helper paths unavailable"
- Updater can leave `codex` on an older version when `~/.local/bin/codex` points at a stale user-local install
- [Bug] macOS app leaves code_sign_clone directories after quit (~965MB per launch)
- Authentication for Codex has literally broken
- Windows app fails on fresh install - Electron app not found / app-server unavailable
- AttachConsole failed when closing built-in terminal on Windows
- Codex fails to follow explicit output/input instructions, substitutes artifacts for required evidence, self-validates non-compliant results and omits refusal reasons
- Windows Codex Desktop fails to launch after reinstall - Unable to find Electron app / archived session errors
- Codex Remote can start overlapping continuations in same chat/thread after desktop/mobile reconnect
- Make the terminal be able to go fully up covering the whole screen which will be helpful when using cli tools. Right now it only goes to around mid the height of the screen and then stops.
- Windows Codex Desktop: gpt-5.5 xhigh remote compaction repeatedly disconnects near context limit
- Codex retains wrong worktree/thread binding for Linear-delegated tasks and applies fixes to the wrong local worktree
- Compaction regularly throwing away recent work, uses prior work as starting point
- Browser Use: add lightweight page text extraction for heavy SPAs
- Codex curated plugin startup sync triggers CrowdStrike Falcon SIGKILL and desktop crash
- Codex Desktop loses pinned remote-root sessions after macOS sleep/wake (thread not loaded)
- [Bug] Codex App file viewer truncates Select All → Copy at 100 lines
- Codex Pet overlay too large --- inhibits clicking inside other windows that are inches away on screen
- Codex App: `/side` sometimes missing from main chat slash command picker
- Codex Desktop for macOS repeatedly triggers syspolicyd / trustd CPU and memory runaway
- fullaccess mode not working in windows
- Windows Desktop App - Extremely sluggish and unusable as of last update - Windows firewall related?
- Codex Desktop Windows: archiving the active thread succeeds, then UI repeatedly resumes archived thread and freezes
- When using /goal, Codex keeps asking for permission despite "Full Access" selected when working outside of workspace (ie. live server)
- Codex App is Unusable Slow with WSL as Agent environment
- Regression: openai.chatgpt 26.527.60818 fails to load Codex panel with PendingMigrationError
- Codex Desktop for macOS repeatedly triggers `syspolicyd` / `trustd` CPU and memory runaway
Resolved issues (25)
- Multi-language Support (i18n) for Codex Desktop App
- Windows Codex app crashes when clicking task completion notification
- Proposal: sort TUI slash commands alphabetically
- Codex Windows app: parts of the UI disappear or become transparent when the window is maximized at 1920x1080
- MCP OAuth: Google-backed servers never get a refresh token; session breaks after ~1h
- Can Plus members be allowed to adjust the timing of their credit disbursement?
- Limit (5h) Decreases without a single message sent/recieved
- Codex Desktop transparency/compositing bug when focused and maximized on Windows 10 + NVIDIA
- remote compact failure
- Gmail connector mis-encodes non-ASCII sender display name in From header
- Desktop app crashes with RangeError: Invalid string length in main process during Chronicle initialization
- TUI shortcut overlay says Ctrl+C exits while running work makes Ctrl+C interrupt
- Pro plan unusable: lossy compaction silently rewrites instructions + unreapable subagent leak (5 compounding bugs, full telemetry)
- TUI slash command popup keeps stale selection after filtering
- Add a reasoning-only /statusline item
- `codex app <path>` no longer opens Codex App
- Make possible to break line in the cli interaction
- CLI 0.135.0 crashes with STATUS_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION on Haswell Windows CPU
- Regression: "Copy conversation" (Markdown export) option is missing after the latest update
- Codex fails to follow explicit output/input instructions, substitutes artifacts for required evidence, self-validates non-compliant results and omits refusal reasons
- Updater can leave `codex` on an older version when `~/.local/bin/codex` points at a stale user-local install
- TUI footer says Tab queues even when idle Tab submits
- Codex Desktop side chat can half-create without rollout, then resume/fork fails with thread-store Is a directory
- Google Drive plugin fails to create files: “No permission”
- When using /goal, Codex keeps asking for permission despite "Full Access" selected when working outside of workspace (ie. live server)