Digest / June 8, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — June 8, 2026
101 new issues filed ·
15 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (101)
- SSH /goal still asks for command approval despite Full Access
- iOS app connected to Codex on Windows only shows local project; SSH projects missing
- Referencing files with `@` now suggests apps first (even not-installed ones) before files, leading to frequent undesired installations of plugins I never asked to install
- Codex chat keeps stale working directory after PC/path change
- {"timestamp":"2026-06-08T00:39:30.106827Z","level":"WARN","fields":{"message":"ignoring interface.defaultPrompt[0]: prompt must be at most 128 characters"
- GPT-5.5 selected in Codex App but backend returns 404 Model not found
- {"timestamp":"2026-06-08T01:11:06.915689Z","level":"WARN","fields":{"message":"Failed to create shell snapshot for powershell: Shell snapshot not supported yet for PowerShell"},"target":"codex_core::shell_snapshot"}
- Windows Codex Desktop: Computer Use / Chrome tools missing or unstable after intermittent helper-path failures, even when native pipe later starts ready
- Codex Desktop reasoning level resets from xhigh/high to low in the same active thread after delegations/continuations
- Codex Desktop: PDF annotation toolbar appears from assistant file link but not file sidebar
- Approval prompt hides intent behind opaque PowerShell path
- Pro 200 quota reached suddenly after renewal (6th) even though usage didn’t increase
- Microsoft Store version fails to launch: conflicting desktop6:FileSystemWriteVirtualization and virtualization:FileSystemWriteVirtualization namespace declarations in AppxManifest.xml cause AppX activation failure (0x80072EFD)
- When it loads it freezes
- Plugin sharing fails to load in Plugins > Manage
- Copy link fails for a personal plugin in Manage > Plugins with "Couldn't copy share link"
- Codex Desktop on macOS: subagent permission confirmation popup buttons do not respond to mouse clicks
- [Bug] Collapsed sidebar hover reveal does not work while Settings is open
- Codex Desktop on macOS: app becomes unresponsive after pasting very long text into message input
- Windows: restoring a pasted Chinese draft with Windows paths causes persistent blank window
- Windows: in-app browser hangs during GitHub Google OAuth and can crash controlled Chrome tabs
- add a refresh/reload button
- Codex sub-agent spawn supports per-launch reasoning_effort, but tool schema/docs make agents think it cannot be changed
- Add first-class programmatic goal creation for codex exec
- Windows Codex Desktop integrated terminal flashes and immediately closes
- Codex IDE extension stuck loading over VS Code Remote-SSH while CLI works
- taskkill /PID flag mangled by Git Bash MSYS path translation on Windows
- Run Now for cron automation opens a blank thread
- Streamable HTTP MCP fails before initialize for local Unity/FastMCP server; Codex only performs OAuth discovery GETs then reports missing-content-type
- Codex never tells MCP servers to stop after tool call interrupt/timeout
- Support AGENTS.local.md
- app-server-broker.mjs daemon persists with deleted-worktree cwd and gets re-assigned across repos
- Allow AGENTS.md policies and Hooks to dynamically escalate/de-escalate reasoning effort during a session
- Codex App fails to start on Windows after reinstall due to stale marketplace entries in config.toml
- Codex App: show GitLab Merge Request link in sidebar, including self-hosted GitLab
- Mac remote client cannot preview CSV generated on Windows host
- Add --goal support to codex exec
- Out of usage despite having been billed
- Codex usage limit counter is not updating after tasks
- In the VS Code platform extension, when the image is out of focus, the "Add File" button requires two clicks to bring up the pop-up dialog.
- generate_figma_design returns ChatGPT fallback message instead of capture flow in Codex
- GitHub @codex review stuck on deactivated workspace after reinstalling GitHub App and recreating environment
- Codex frequently freezes and becomes unresponsive on Windows 11 after updating to the latest version
- MCP tools return 'unsupported call' with custom Responses API provider (llama.cpp)
- The Windows Codex client cannot remotely control the macOS Codex client.
- Usage limit decreasing without use!
- Codex App terminal: git log shows Japanese UTF-8 commit messages as <E6><...> when locale env vars are empty
- Built-in image_gen returns opaque ServerError without request ID or diagnostics
- Feature request: group Codex VS Code thread history by project/workspace
- Streamable HTTP MCP client fails to parse valid SSE initialize response
- MCP stdio servers leak pipe fds + orphan child processes → cumulative EMFILE ("Too many open files", os error 24)
- Windows Desktop WSL mode should split persistent CODEX_HOME from native WSL runtime cache
- [Bug] Terminal text selection becomes offset after resizing the Codex app UI
- ASCII prompt guidance should allow correct non-English orthography
- Codex CLI 0.137.0 crashes with V8 fatal error on macOS 12.7.6 Intel x86_64
- codex app cpu 100%
- Windows Desktop local state is not crash-safe after power loss: pins/projects reset, config regresses, future timestamps
- No more open codex source code plz! some company use it to meke shit!
- Codex CLI startup regressed in 0.137.0
- Codex App: Invalid schema for function '_create_site' from connected App tool
- Codex stops responding immediately after I paste a small piece of JSON.
- Allow changing model/speed after a plan is generated before starting implementation
- Windows Desktop tool calls force Windows PowerShell 5.1, causing multi-second UI stalls when powershell.exe startup is slow
- Cant connect codex desktop app with mobile
- Codex Desktop on Windows 10: cannot quit from tray icon and maximize does not fill screen
- GPT 5.5 - API mode - Wrong context window
- MCP client for `codex_apps` failed to start
- Expected per docs: non-review @codex comments should start a cloud task.
- Codex Desktop auto-compaction sends unsupported `context_compaction` item type
- Mobile shows Codex thread as “Thinking” while desktop is waiting for approval
- Feature request: Persistent agent inference state / signed compressed KV cache capsules for long-running Codex tasks
- bug(cli): gpt-5.5 returns 404 Model not found while gpt-5.4 works
- Feature request: Support pinned chats in the Codex VS Code extension
- Remote project composer lacks the local project's pre-submit `New worktree` selector
- [Feature Request] Codex App: support invokable file opener apps for Default open destination
- Error When auto compose and dead circle
- Bug: hangs at 'Reading additional input from stdin...' in non-TTY environments (TERM=dumb)
- Severe disk I/O / 100% disk active time on Windows WSL2 when using Codex extension / CLI
- macOS Codex: gpt-5.5 returns 404 Model not found while gpt-5.4 works
- Codex Desktop for macOS: allow disabling completion notifications for scheduled automations independently of normal turn notifications
- VS Code Codex extension freezes immediately / after paste, no re-auth prompt despite invalidated token
- Bug: Weekly quota not reset in unified reset (June 4) + Metering anomaly for Plus account
- Codex Free to Pro does set proper Codex quotas in the account
- `trunk` not recognized as a default git branch with /review
- Codex SDK: allow embedded threads to use configured MCP/connectors
- Codex spent 24 hours trying to "fix" a strategy which took no more than 4 hours to optimize from scratch while consuming over 50% usage on pro
- CODEX DOES NOT WORK
- Codex Desktop macOS composer enters partial focus state: cannot click/type, paste works, caret missing until submit
- Codex desktop: add compact/collapsible sidebar for recent threads and fixed nav items
- [Multi-Device Remote] File viewer shows "Unable to load file" on macOS client connected to Windows host
- Codex chat fails after “Thinking reconnect 5/5” with 404 Model Not Found error
- Copy not available on Android
- Desktop app becomes unusable when font size is set to 300
- Hook failure messages should identify the failing hook and expose diagnostics
- Codex Desktop Automations badge shows stale high count after automation run cleanup
- Codex CLI 0.137.0 only spawns sub-agents of the same type
- Codex "Antigravity IDE" Extension
- heygen@openai-curated ships SKILL.md descriptions longer than 1024 characters
- Enable Pro Model for Codex
- Windows: Codex repeatedly opens .ps1 scripts in Notepad instead of executing/handling them correctly
- Codex VS Code extension reports usage limit reached despite available quota
Resolved issues (15)
- {"timestamp":"2026-06-08T00:39:30.106827Z","level":"WARN","fields":{"message":"ignoring interface.defaultPrompt[0]: prompt must be at most 128 characters"
- {"timestamp":"2026-06-08T01:11:06.915689Z","level":"WARN","fields":{"message":"Failed to create shell snapshot for powershell: Shell snapshot not supported yet for PowerShell"},"target":"codex_core::shell_snapshot"}
- codex sandbox help still describes Windows as restricted-token only
- Codex Desktop on macOS: subagent permission confirmation popup buttons do not respond to mouse clicks
- Codex Desktop on macOS: app becomes unresponsive after pasting very long text into message input
- Codex self-imposed token budget on a /goal
- Codex Mobile should be able to view and control Codex Desktop SSH remote sessions
- Add first-class programmatic goal creation for codex exec
- Pasting an image into the comment box after annotating an element in the built-in browser causes a layout issue
- Windows app UI becomes transparent and shows desktop wallpaper through all pages
- Support reusable existing worktrees as project-level workspaces, decoupled from session lifecycle
- No more open codex source code plz! some company use it to meke shit!
- Codex SDK: allow embedded threads to use configured MCP/connectors
- Codex Desktop macOS composer enters partial focus state: cannot click/type, paste works, caret missing until submit
- heygen@openai-curated ships SKILL.md descriptions longer than 1024 characters