Digest / June 3, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — June 3, 2026
175 new issues filed ·
62 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (175)
- /resume problem
- Older resumed Codex Desktop threads can miss newly available tools and may stay on legacy subagent runtime
- Codex fails to create `xcrun`'s cache in the sandbox
- App Crashing
- VS Code, presented file links are not clickable, nothing happens
- VS code Codex extension loses sync / detaches from Android mobile codex app chat session
- Codex conversation interrupted after a command failed due a missing legacy project file. The session should remain recoverable and let me instruct the model to continue.
- Codex App skips loading curated plugin skills due to metadata validation limits
- Codex Windows App: Ctrl+V image paste becomes very slow after first paste, while drag-and-drop is fast
- Windows: Visual corruption when Codex Desktop window is maximized
- Feature request: First-class workflow artifacts for reusable Codex work
- Mobile setup fails with “Couldn’t finish secure setup” — account-specific
- Performance regression on Windows 10 + PowerShell 7 after upgrading from 0.130 to 0.131
- Add setting to disable left-edge hover sidebar reveal in Codex app
- Windows 11: Computer Use enabled but desktop control tool unavailable
- Subagents’ permission requests do not trigger a pop-up notification on Windows
- Codex does not use the browser or computer plugin in the main agent
- Feature request: Add a standardized code audit module for modular codebases
- Withdrawn
- It repeatedly stated that it would start the new work based on the WIP branch, confirmed this several times, and I also confirmed it back. However, it ended up working overnight based on the master branch from a week ago, wasting a huge amount of tokens and 24 hours of work.
- config.toml MCP paths stale after auto-update — node_repl fails with 'os error 3'
- Codex Desktop loses command/tool details after thread restore/archive, and archive restore path becomes inconsistent
- Multiple accounts
- Codex Desktop on Windows retains/increases memory after opening long tool-heavy thread; memory not released after turns finish
- After the update, the sidebar and top bar backgrounds in the Codex app became abnormally transparent
- Can not handoff worktree caused by the incorrect git state.
- Linear plugin is no longer usable
- Codex MS Store App crashes on launch (ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0x0) -- Version 26.601.2237.0
- "Install Computer Use" simply does not work
- resume on long thread can ignore newer user redirection and repeat an older conclusion
- Updating a goal with /goal edit misreads input when there is a newline in the pasted content
- [Desktop] Cannot delete/remove project entries from sidebar
- Add separate tools (read, search, etc.) in Codex Windows App similar to macOS
- Codex App: image preview close button overlaps the Windows window close button
- Codex not able to access WSL directly
- Codex app project chat history disappears after reopening app
- Codex Desktop: top-left button is partially hidden/truncated in zh-CN UI
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: bd8e52b7-7993-4407-a17b-c697e6ae3ef6
- Local/personal marketplace plugin is not discovered at runtime on Windows (Codex CLI 0.130.0)
- Today, the Codex CLI has been continuously encountering bugs, now displaying "exceeded retry limit."
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- Codex spark not usable when normal session limit hit.
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: 775ffc41-fe0d-4055-8d87-74a4d8b4a84b
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- continuing error "exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests"
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests 019e8aba-30d1-7b92-ad3c-58d3f7b88a8
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: 98ee91af-a155-427e-8aa7-58f473105ec2
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- 429 TMR and 403 after switching to websockets
- Intermittent attach/appshot failure: both ⌘⌘ and Attach fail until starting a new chat
- 429 Errors with lots of usage left
- Codex models are no longer supported with a ChatGPT account
- 429 Too Many Requests
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- Pro Lite 5x: GPT-5.5 / GPT-5.4-mini return 429 with 12% weekly remaining, Spark works
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: c6346410-8a50-495b-b711-08c6e4147c43
- Too Many Requests Error 429
- [Windows] Cannot resume thread due to stale path mismatch between normal path and \\?\ verbatim path
- Exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: 01d37902-b882-4fa9-961a-35e251d81208
- Built-in Attach appshots are too blurry for text recognition, making the feature unreliable
- Official plugin skills can trigger description length validation errors
- command+V , Paste the text of about 4300 characters, it is stuck, and clicking anywhere will not respond
- The context cannot be automatically compressed and an error is prompted: Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion: error sending request for url (https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses/compact)
- Show Project Name in Project Chat in the 'Pinned' Section of the App Sidebar
- Streamable HTTP MCP server is shown as enabled/authenticated, but agent tool layer cannot use it
- TUI config/batchWrite fails for model and feature persistence when CODEX_HOME is read-only to the session
- Windows Codex App: Computer Use unavailable and /feedback command not available
- Updated Codex Always Crash!!!
- Allow configuring Codex state/storage directory outside the Windows user profile
- Unable to Generate Images
- Codex Desktop cron automation creates empty thread but does not execute prompt
- Computer Use plugin: node_repl kernel crashes with error 740 spawning codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe from user cache directory (missing AppContainer conditional ACE)
- status checking is error
- spawn setup refresh
- Remote MCP server installs incompletely or not at all, even though initialize and tools/list succeed
- Windows App opens WSL workspace but runs agent as Windows_NT, causing /bin/bash os error 2
- Codex UI is empty in VS Code ext
- Sites Feature Documentation
- Desktop Codex cannot open older chat sessions after recent update
- Codex Desktop: add setting to keep tool calls and edits expanded
- Safe commands prompting for permission even in workspace and no way to set allowed commands to run in sandbox
- Windows: Chrome native host file lock prevents bundled-marketplaces rebuild, breaking multiple bundled plugins
- Codex Windows Desktop: Browser and Computer Use fail because node_repl Windows sandbox setup returns os error 740
- macOS: Automatic updates unavailable because Sparkle.framework is missing Versions/B/Sparkle
- Allow caller-defined display names for spawned subagents
- Unable to find the Computer Use and Chrome plugins
- Codex App forcefully enables Browser (Let Codex control the built-in browser; plugins."browser@openai-bundled") setting upon launch and disrespect existing user setting
- The 'gpt-5.3-codex' model is not supported when using Codex with a ChatGPT account.
- macOS syspolicyd leaks file descriptors while repeatedly assessing Codex.app executable
- Bug: Branch picker requires reopening to show all branches
- Codex connector does not work with Stripe, and it is impossible to change sessions or accounts
- Windows Codex app fullscreen button rendering issue; F11 works
- Codex CLI after updating to 0.136 it's completely unusable slow, using WSL
- Codex Desktop on Windows: right sidebar is cut off when status bar is visible
- Code autocompletion provider for vscode or other tools
- Codex Desktop on Windows: sidebar content is cut off when status bar is visible
- I can't use the @ symbol to call plugins installed from the official marketplace in the VS Code extension. version is 0.136.0
- Add a documented way to open Codex Desktop on a workspace with a prefilled initial prompt or session
- Parallel spawn_agent children can receive sibling prompt envelopes with fork_turns none
- Codex stuck on loading/logo screen in the sidebar
- codex app can not work in wsl mode
- [Windows] Bundled Browser/Chrome/Computer Use plugins enabled in config but not exposed as callable tools
- node_repl sandbox initialization crashes after updating to the Codex Windows Store version (os error 740)
- Codex quota is applied as Plus while active ChatGPT Pro subscription is still valid before scheduled downgrade
- Provide localization for TUI
- Codex Desktop Windows: tooltips/popovers are misplaced or clipped after text zoom changes
- CLI/TUI subagent wait rows show UUIDs instead of nicknames
- Codex Desktop on Windows + WSL repeatedly scans .codex/.tmp/plugins over /mnt/c, causing severe per-command latency
- Rate limit
- Codex Desktop on Windows cannot use Browser / Computer Control despite account access in ChatGPT
- Windows Codex Desktop intercepts global Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V while running
- codex -m gpt-5.3-codex accepts the model and /status shows it, but the first request fails server-side
- Codex App worktree creation hangs on macOS when forcing core.fsmonitor=true
- Codex Desktop update lost project/sidebar conversation history mapping although local sessions still exist
- Windows sandbox regression in Codex CLI 0.138.0: setup refresh fails with os error 740 / CreateProcessAsUserW failed: 2; 0.132.0 works
- Codex Desktop shows Failed to resume chat toast after archiving a chat
- Codex Desktop on macOS: Sidebar focus ring is clipped in Settings panel
- Codex Desktop can freeze when pinned/sidebar restore hits stale or oversized local rollout
- Codex Desktop on Windows + WSL local mode stuck in Thinking for 1–2+ minutes while CLI and Cursor extension are fast
- Windows Desktop Browser/Chrome plugins fail: node_repl exits with `windows sandbox failed: spawn setup refresh`
- Codex Desktop Windows-to-Windows Remote SSH fails after authentication because bootstrap requires POSIX sh
- Windows Desktop: Codex crashes when opening some local file links via "Open with default app"
- Fix race conditions and improve error handling
- Codex Windows app maximized window leaks thin strip onto adjacent monitor
- Show current permissions/approval mode in the TUI status line
- Connecting to remote machines over SSH fails if there is LocalForward specified
- VS Code/Cursor proxy setting prevents Codex extension from exposing/calling Streamable HTTP MCP tools
- store=true doesn't work with chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses
- Codex Desktop unarchive leaves stale archived rollout path
- Codex is unable to clean persisted / dated subgents
- codex_app.set_thread_title is exposed but refuses remote threads
- Codex mobile project list lacks unread/completed indicators and task timestamps shown on Desktop
- Please restore 5.3-codex as a selectable model
- Codex desktop embedded terminal closes immediately in every thread
- Computer Use sometimes needs to be re-added and macOS permissions do not seem to persist reliably
- CreateProcessAsUserW failed: 5
- Codex App renders generated image as broken image placeholder
- [Windows] Bundled Chrome / Computer Use plugins appear to reinstall on every app launch, with runtime assets recreated under .codex\.tmp and plugins\cache
- Windows Codex app rewrites node_repl / Computer Use config on startup or plugin update, breaking @oai/sky resolution
- Codex in ChatGPT iOS app goes stale and stops streaming
- Profile usage omits current-day daily bucket
- Failed to update connection
- Consistent Symantec powershell!g111 and Terminate!g2 popups when upgrading, initial prompt
- codex is unable to continue after calling any function
- MCP tools disappear or become unsupported in existing long-running threads
- You’re out of Codex messages
- Codex Desktop: allow selection-based comments in Markdown and HTML previews
- Codex Desktop Windows: Ctrl+Shift+V plain-text paste inserts clipboard content twice
- Feature request: render referenced Codex threads and subagents as clickable chips in agent output
- Archiving active Desktop chat leaves stale active session and stale archived rollout path after unarchive
- Codex Mobile: Chat resuming, Error: CodexAppServer.CodexClientError error 11
- Windows Codex Desktop: Computer Use unavailable after reinstall; computer-use missing from plugin marketplace
- Bug: codex CLI `-p <profile>` reads the profile file but silently drops the `sandbox` setting
- Codex mobile only shows 1 unclassified chat while Desktop shows 6 under Chats
- Images inside Codex conversations cannot be referenced or added back to chat
- ChatGPT Plus subscriber, but Codex on macOS says “Upgrade to Plus”
- Cant Maximize the screen
- Windows Defender Severe alert from Codex-generated pwsh reflection command
- Some alternative improvement proposal on the config.toml
- Persist side chats as child threads attached to the main thread
- Top navigation bar and sidebar become transparent unexpectedly
- Codex Desktop/App no longer exposes a thread pinning tool to assistants
- Flatten MCP namespace tools for non-OpenAI Responses API providers (Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter)
- Codex Desktop hangs after sending prompt on macOS
- Chat history disappeared from sidebar after app update
- Fix RTL/LTR text rendering for mixed Arabic and English in Codex
- The limits went from 77% to 0 in one minute
- Expose effective config provenance from the CLI
- Add a one-click Resume button after manually stopping a task
- Codex frequently crashes
- Progress panel often stays stale after task completion, leaving items spinning or unchecked
- node_repl JS kernel fails on macOS with sandbox-exec sandbox_apply Operation not permitted
- Windows Codex Desktop cannot control discovered Chrome tab and Computer Use bridge is unavailable
- Codex Windows sandbox startup failure blocks Computer Use, Chrome plugin, and Browser plugin.
Resolved issues (62)
- Codex fail every a couple of minutes working with this error: { "type": "error", ... "message": "The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist.", ...., "status": 400 }
- BUG stopped chat during scripts.
- codex not responding to prompts at all, keeps returning the same error msg, something about gpt-image-2, however I am not even asking it for an image
- Getting "The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist." but I'm not doing or have ever done any image generation in codex.
- Codex app calls unavailable gpt-image-2 model during document editing task
- The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist.
- Getting "The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist."
- image_generation_user_error
- Codex CLI gpt-image-2 does not exist
- image_generation_user_error
- Codex tries to invoke an Image generation model for no reason
- The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist error in Codex
- incorrect model calling
- Bundled plugins (chrome, browser, computer-use) become unavailable after Microsoft Store auto-update
- Mobile setup fails with “Couldn’t finish secure setup” — account-specific
- Add setting to disable left-edge hover sidebar reveal in Codex app
- Withdrawn
- It repeatedly stated that it would start the new work based on the WIP branch, confirmed this several times, and I also confirmed it back. However, it ended up working overnight based on the master branch from a week ago, wasting a huge amount of tokens and 24 hours of work.
- Add a dedicated model configuration for conversation compaction
- After the update, the sidebar and top bar backgrounds in the Codex app became abnormally transparent
- Linear plugin is no longer usable
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: bd8e52b7-7993-4407-a17b-c697e6ae3ef6
- Today, the Codex CLI has been continuously encountering bugs, now displaying "exceeded retry limit."
- continuing error "exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests"
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: 775ffc41-fe0d-4055-8d87-74a4d8b4a84b
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests 019e8aba-30d1-7b92-ad3c-58d3f7b88a8
- Codex spark not usable when normal session limit hit.
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- 429 TMR and 403 after switching to websockets
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: 98ee91af-a155-427e-8aa7-58f473105ec2
- 429 Errors with lots of usage left
- Codex models are no longer supported with a ChatGPT account
- 429 Too Many Requests
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests
- Pro Lite 5x: GPT-5.5 / GPT-5.4-mini return 429 with 12% weekly remaining, Spark works
- exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: c6346410-8a50-495b-b711-08c6e4147c43
- Too Many Requests Error 429
- Exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests, request id: 01d37902-b882-4fa9-961a-35e251d81208
- macOS syspolicyd leaks file descriptors while repeatedly assessing Codex.app executable
- Bug: Branch picker requires reopening to show all branches
- Codex Desktop on Windows: sidebar content is cut off when status bar is visible
- Windows Codex app fullscreen button rendering issue; F11 works
- Codex Desktop context usage circle no longer shows exact values on hover after 26.527
- Codex App skips loading curated plugin skills due to metadata validation limits
- codex -m gpt-5.3-codex accepts the model and /status shows it, but the first request fails server-side
- codex_app.set_thread_title is exposed but refuses remote threads
- Updating a goal with /goal edit misreads input when there is a newline in the pasted content
- GPT-5.5 Fast suddenly feels as slow as Standard, with long thinking/context/search stalls
- Multiple accounts
- Sites Feature Documentation
- Code autocompletion provider for vscode or other tools
- Provide localization for TUI
- CLI/TUI subagent wait rows show UUIDs instead of nicknames
- store=true doesn't work with chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses
- ChatGPT Plus subscriber, but Codex on macOS says “Upgrade to Plus”
- Cant Maximize the screen
- Forking a renamed thread can reuse the stale first-prompt title
- You’re out of Codex messages
- Windows Codex Desktop cannot control discovered Chrome tab and Computer Use bridge is unavailable
- in Macos do not work keys: "OPT+," and "OPT+." (quick reasoning regulation keys).