Digest / June 9, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — June 9, 2026
100 new issues filed ·
22 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (100)
- tokens flyyy!!
- Paid credits consumed too quickly and Pro quota still blocked
- Codex Desktop does not restore previously open windows after restart or update
- Codex is dumber and also consume a lot of tokens
- Windows standalone update from pwsh inherits PSModulePath into powershell.exe, causing Get-FileHash to fail
- Fix copying over line breaks
- Model capability deteriorates
- Codex Desktop on Windows exits after background git add -A runs against home directory
- Feature request: manual Codex memory refresh and optional shared memory with ChatGPT
- Codex Cli causing broken text
- Codex tries resources/read on a tool-only MCP server instead of invoking the available fetch tool
- Windows sandbox helper not found in Codex CLI 0.138.0; regression from 0.132.0
- Codex App terminal block cursor is not readable
- Browser/Chrome plugin setupBrowserRuntime invalidates existing tab handles on repeated setup
- Feature request: Add a small non-compactable preflight rule slot for long-running Codex tasks
- Codex self-ingests local session JSONL logs during token-usage investigation, causing runaway token growth
- Project-level .codex/hooks.json is silently ignored when Codex runs inside a git worktree
- Take approve or not for full access
- Codex Desktop freezes when pasting certain error logs into a new chat
- Codex Desktop macOS high CPU: orphan Crashpad from installer volume plus respawning GPU process drives syspolicyd EMFILE
- Windows Store version cannot access network: AppContainer blocks all outbound TCP
- Proposal: thread-scoped pets and pet-mediated side discussions
- Improve `/plan` → `/goal` workflow: allow promoting an approved plan into a goal with clean context
- Proposal: Thread-scoped pets and pet-mediated side discussions
- @plugin-creator validator rejects supported plugin hooks manifest field
- Codex burning through tokens/credits like a mad dog
- Subscription periods and Usage periods need to be linked.
- Codex cannot recover when conversation context is contaminated with a DLP/Zscaler-blocked string
- Codex Desktop crash on Windows during Windows Store updater check (`windows-updater.node` access violation)
- Update popup dismissal is not persisted when version cache is missing
- Stuck at Thinking
- gpt-5.5 capacity errors and recovered session returns with only ~60-70% context left
- Codex CLI 0.138.0 with Amazon Bedrock Mantle: Japanese streaming output is repeatedly appended, while English output works correctly
- Windows sandbox setup refresh fails with os error 740 for shell commands
- Chrome / Computer Use / Browser plugins disappeared in Codex Windows App
- Codex shows Thinking while an approved command is still running
- Codex Desktop freezes when pasting a specific string into the input box
- Desktop app: review & edit a thread's granted command-approval rules
- Codex Desktop hides active local threads from sidebar/search while state_5.sqlite still marks them unarchived
- Codex Chrome Extension connected but page content access is blocked by enterprise network policy
- Codex Desktop on Windows 10: Ctrl+Shift+V pastes clipboard content twice
- Windows Codex Desktop accumulates many residual node.exe processes (159 observed, ~7.26 GB RSS) during desktop/browser workflows
- Chat input sometimes stops accepting Korean IME input
- Codex Desktop: runaway memory/swap during Computer Use dev task on macOS (M4/16GB)
- Codex Desktop does not refresh OAuth-backed MCP access token before startup; keeps sending expired bearer from Keychain
- Show actionable remote-control enrollment errors instead of “Waiting for computer”
- Blank screen when scrolling long conversations after latest update
- Windows sandbox cannot spawn local commands: CreateProcessWithLogonW 1326/1909 and spawn setup refresh failure
- Windows sandbox blocks per-user (%LOCALAPPDATA%) executables on PATH with "Access denied"
- Add runtime checks for enum references in php
- Codex Desktop Windows 26.602.71036 crashes / becomes inaccessible after update even with empty sessions
- Computer Use plugin missing after reinstall on macOS Intel
- Automations display local schedule but next run fires in UTC
- [Bug] js_repl = false cannot be changed to true on Windows - config overwritten on every restart
- Subagent task message is injected as assistant JSON, so child agent ignores delegated task
- Codex Desktop blank window with renderer pegged at 100% CPU on startup
- Input field freezes UI when pasting text containing escaped quotes (\")
- Bedrock Mantle openai.gpt-5.5: response.failed with server_error on successfully streamed turns triggers 5× retry loop
- [macOS] Chrome/Browser plugin fails with `browser-client is not trusted` despite extension and native host checks passing
- Fastmail MCP intermittently fails in recurring automations and hides auth/startup errors
- esc undo doesnt revert back file to how it was at the reverted message point
- 5 Hour usage limit stuck at 99% for OVER 48 Hours
- Codex App white-screens on startup after restoring a malformed new-conversation composer draft
- Allow deleting irrelevant threads from a project
- Codex CLI self-update still fails on Ubuntu 22.04: missing SHA-256 digest for Linux x64 musl package
- Codex App: expose reasoning summaries or progress traces when configured
- Codex thinks I'm in plan mode, even though I'm not.
- /goal drops attached/mentioned files from the goal objective
- Codex Desktop: archived local thread disappears from both active and Archived lists; unarchive fails with missing hostId
- Add optional host-side timestamps before every output block in Codex CLI
- Invalid Value: 'tools'. Function 'functions.followup_task' declares encrypted parameters but is not configured for encrypted tool use by this model.
- Restore archived chats access from the main Codex UI
- Windows Codex Desktop first prompt hangs ~8 minutes before retrying internal app-server / node_repl bootstrap
- TUI leaves a running PostToolUse hook row visible after normal turn completion
- invalid_request_error when asking for code review
- Codex Update missing plugins and models
- macOS sandbox: Angular 22 ng build aborts with esbuild SIGABRT inside Codex sandbox but succeeds outside sandbox
- Model Degradation - PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE, OPENAI
- Codex Desktop: Allow choosing the default directory for new projects
- Integrated module
- This workspace is deactivated. Select an active workspace and try again.
- Chinese UI interaction
- recent chat not showing / disappeared from view
- Windows Codex app/CLI leave duplicated executables, opaque runtime paths, and sensitive local state without cleanup/uninstall controls
- Mac-to-Mac remote control fails in both directions, while iPhone works
- Add built in checkpoints
- Windows: startup bundled-plugins reconcile races Chrome extension-host.exe (EBUSY) — Computer Use + Chrome plugins disappear; CU helper "paths unavailable"
- Add verified token-usage badge support for authorized account metrics
- Codex elevated Windows sandbox ACLs appear to break Electron/Chromium GPU sandbox for apps under AppData\Local
- Fix the OSArchitecture retrieval in powershell install
- Codex Desktop Windows: Workspace Dependencies remain "Not installed" and Diagnose fails even under minimal config
- Codex Desktop on Windows 11: WSL Agent Environment has extreme per-turn latency, including trivial prompts
- Codex is burning weekly limits much faster: token efficiency regression makes 20x Pro feel insufficient
- Windows: sidebar shows 'No chats' in project folders because cloud sync rewrites threads.cwd with \\?\ extended-length prefix
- Codex desktop app regression: missing Chinese localization (Simplified/Traditional) and missing context usage indicator
- Latest update only restores last-week chats; older project histories still remain missing
- Chinese localization is incomplete: multiple Codex UI strings still remain in English
- Major Codex Desktop Regression Makes App Unusable.
- Sandbox not working on Windows OpenSSH Session 0
- Possible workaround for `context_compaction / invalid_enum_value` errors on Codex Desktop for Remote SSH
Resolved issues (22)
- Bare URLs containing ~ are partially linkified in Codex CLI output
- Custom subagent roles not exposed in spawn_agent schema on Windows/Ubuntu, only default spawn available
- Fix copying over line breaks
- Sandbox docs omit .agents from protected metadata paths
- Custom subagents in ~/.codex/agents/*.toml are not applied on spawn
- Codex Desktop freezes when pasting certain error logs into a new chat
- Proposal: thread-scoped pets and pet-mediated side discussions
- Windows sandbox setup refresh fails with os error 740 for shell commands
- Codex Desktop freezes when pasting a specific string into the input box
- Windows Codex Desktop accumulates many residual node.exe processes (159 observed, ~7.26 GB RSS) during desktop/browser workflows
- Windows Desktop Browser/Chrome plugins fail: node_repl exits with `windows sandbox failed: spawn setup refresh`
- Codex CLI streams unexpected characters when ran via ssh in PowerShell
- Automations display local schedule but next run fires in UTC
- MCP client for `codex_apps` failed to start
- Windows 10 desktop app: sidebar background becomes transparent when maximized and focused
- Codex Desktop blank window with renderer pegged at 100% CPU on startup
- Windows Codex app missing “Control this PC” tab in Settings > Connections
- Codex Desktop: Allow choosing the default directory for new projects
- Codex Desktop App - allow setting git commit message
- Add --goal support to codex exec
- Codex Desktop with Bedrock uses unsupported gpt-5.4-mini for helper turns
- Major Codex Desktop Regression Makes App Unusable.