Digest / June 18, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — June 18, 2026
117 new issues filed ·
22 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (117)
- Codex VS Code follow-up turn fails with context_length_exceeded after needs_follow_up=true
- Codex App on Bedrock hard-codes gpt-5.4-mini for background tasks, causing 404
- Codex 5-hour usage meter appears to consume much faster than comparable historical usage
- No usage reset feature in CLI, or on Codex Cloud, for Pro user?
- Support scrolling and stopping at a history view while typing
- oauth_resource causes duplicate resource parameters in MCP OAuth authorization request
- Windows: floating pop-out window keeps growing wider while being dragged
- Bug: BadRequestError after Computer Use failure breaks entire session
- PermissionRequest hooks need a user-facing approval signal for passive notifications
- Computer Use plugin fails after update due to missing @oai/sky package export for internal Windows client
- I did not receive the banked Codex reset from Tibo’s “sneaky double reset” announcement.
- Allow users to customize the quota refresh anchor time
- Windows Codex App fails to launch when Windows Null driver service is missing
- Windows Codex App fails to launch when Windows Null driver service is missing
- Windows 11: Codex Stable exits immediately on launch; Beta fails with malformed Electron path containing type=click&tag
- openai-curated Superpowers plugin is outdated: 5.1.3 vs upstream 6.0.2
- VS Code extension creates refs/codex checkpoint refs that break SourceTree branch listing and fetch
- Built-in image_gen shows preview but does not save/expose generated image file path
- image_gen output no longer saved to accessible local path
- Feature request: Show forked Codex threads as parent-child tree in sidebar
- We want 1M context for GPT-5.5 in Codex
- Locked Computer Use cannot be enabled on Intel Mac
- Codex Desktop 26.611.8604.0 causes intermittent system input lag on Windows despite clean logs/plugins disabled
- Allow configuring Codex app artifact/output directory instead of defaulting to ~/Documents/Codex
- Codex does not follow MCP `tools/list` pagination via `nextCursor`
- Feature Request: Selective context transfer and chat branching from history
- Dock icon regression: “Codex Light” icon appears identical to “Default”
- remote-control 409 stale enrollment needs supported takeover or repair path
- Add shortcuts to edit or remove specific queued follow-up inputs in the TUI
- codex resume can OOM on very large local session JSONL
- Desktop thread/resume can lock regular active threads after recent update
- Archived session storage should fail fast and support deep archive/cold storage
- Windows native TUI intermittently inserts escape-sequence tails ([I/[C/[D/[A]) and becomes unusable
- thread/read can report stale updatedAt after replacing SQLite metadata with rollout summary
- Computer Use on Windows fails to initialize due to non-exported @oai/sky internal subpath
- Codex app composer sometimes does not focus after clicking input
- Bug: image_gen success did not create a new accessible generated image file
- Auto-compaction re-executes the previous command after context compression
- Codex iOS shows reasoning level from another thread when reopening an existing thread
- Browser preview expanded panel overlays sidebar hover UI in Codex app
- CLI startup path blocks ~5s on model catalog refresh even when cache exists
- Even simple read-only commands fail inside the sandbox.
- Codex (gpt-5.5, Plus plan) — rate-limit cost per token jumped ~10-20x since June 16, draining the 5h budget in 2-3 prompts
- Chrome extension
- Image generation no longer saves files to ~/.codex/generated_images/ (regression)
- Codex-generated Windows launcher freezes machine when copied backend exe is used
- Codex Windows app fails to launch and crashes in chrome.dll
- GPT5.5 is too stupid to use it now!
- Codex 5-Hour Quota Consumed Disproportionately During a Single Long-Running Workflow
- Codex terminal image_gen output is visible/generated but no downloadable URL, artifact id, or local file path is exposed
- Extend banked Codex reset expiration beyond 30 days
- PDF plugin should set writable XDG_CACHE_HOME for Poppler/fontconfig in sandboxed workspaces
- Codex App: adding a comment to unstaged files keeps resetting the input while previous job is running
- macOS CodexDockTilePlugin recurses in setDockTile and crashes Dock external extra
- Steered follow-ups can cause Codex to lose unfinished task context, especially around compaction
- Standalone Codex CLI crashes in `exec --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox` on macOS 15.7.7 x86_64 with V8 SetPermissions SIGTRAP
- workspace-write sandbox denies file reads outside workspace on macOS, breaking pnpm/Corepack
- limits are reduced without requests
- [Bug / Feature Request] Pause queue execution when 5-hour rate limit is reached
- Built-in image_gen generates an inline image, but does not return or expose a usable saved file path.
- Regression: Codex Desktop no longer renders draw.io MCP App Server inline (worked about a month ago)
- Codex Desktop fails to surface a clear error when primary runtime install cannot write cache directory
- Feature request: configurable `base_url` / `api_base` for the `amazon-bedrock` provider
- AGENTS.md not loaded from ancestor directories above repo root
- Codex Chrome Extension should support user-approved local hostname allowlist for hosts mapped to loopback
- Codex thread is stuck with a queued user message behind an old completed Copy-Item action.
- Codex does not support `:` inside yaml metadata "description"
- Feature request: expose Chrome tab group management in Codex Chrome plugin
- Codex usage limit decreases without corresponding user activity
- Codex Windows Desktop crashes immediately after startup on Windows 10.0.26200
- Feature request: support isolated local Codex Desktop dev builds / backend override on macOS
- Feature request: make MCP apps work end-to-end in the Codex GUI
- Local CLI silently reuses stale Remote Control app-server, causing conda env mismatch
- Codex becomes slow with frequent spinners and input lag when a thread history contains many large inline base64 PNG images
- Codex CLI 0.134.0 crashes/ignores plugin manifest field while loading OpenAI-curated ngs-analysis plugin.
- Windows Codex app missing “\control other devices"” tab in Settings > Connections
- Windows App: Codex reports "ran out of room in the model's context window" after completing work, leaving thread in unrecoverable state
- seatbelt_base_policy.sbpl missing ipc-sysv-sem — lmdb (used by Angular persistent cache) crashes with SIGABRT on macOS
- Add quiet/actionable visibility controls for Codex automations
- Goal future-time waits spin for 100+ auto-continuation turns instead of handing off to heartbeat automation
- Local marketplace plugins with installPolicy=INSTALLED_BY_DEFAULT are not auto-installed
- Codex Desktop enters context compaction loop and repeatedly re-analyzes project without executing requested task
- Add a prompt stash / temporary prompt buffer keyboard-shortcut
- Background screen visible on toggling Translucent sidebar button
- macOS: Chinese IME loses composer focus after activating Codex by clicking Pet
- Auto Resume /Goal after limit reached once limit is reset (5h)
- Computer Use reproducibly crashes for Mac apps containing very specific SwiftUI accessibility trees
- Windows Computer Use fails with CreateProcessAsUserW error 5
- Codex Desktop (native Windows agent env): every update re-injects node_repl MCP and eagerly initializes the browser/computer-use runtime at thread start, blocking the composer
- Codex ran out of room in the model's context window. Start a new thread or clear earlier history before retrying.
- Codex Desktop macOS: block Copy button clicks but leaves clipboard unchanged
- Codex.app repeatedly opens Notion MCP OAuth tabs even after notion@openai-curated is disabled
- Windows: Chrome plugin install fails to create com.openai.codexextension Native Messaging Host
- OSS local provider: web_search produces zero web_search events on 0.141.0
- Feature request: let available weekly resets bypass the 5-hour usage window
- Chrome plugin writes invalid WSL-style path in Windows native host manifest
- 26.616 new desktop home view breaks session history display with custom model_provider (LiteLLM)
- Malwarebytes blocks remote control of Windows PC
- Show Codex reset credits directly in the macOS app
- Allow Traditional Application Installation - Solve Root Cause Of Windows Defender Problems / Improve Guardrail Clarity
- Add setting to disable the auto-resolve in 60 seconds for questions
- codex keeps trying to run powershell command that bitdefender blocks
- Codex VS Code extension corrupted my index file
- Codex Desktop should show current project, cwd, and Git branch in thread UI
- [Bug] Desktop app 26.616: new conversations fail with "Invalid request: missing field \inputSchema`" (CLI with same config works)`
- Codex Desktop 26.616 on Windows: old sessions still missing and RAM grows to 99% of 32 GB after idle
- Windows app 26.616.3309.0: native sandbox setup helper fails with “The specified module could not be found
- Account-wide Codex usage attribution by client, session, and timestamp
- Codex Desktop APP - Full Access mode keep asking for Permission - issue in 26.614.11602 - 26.616.32156
- Codex App remote control authorization fails on macOS 12 with OSStatus -25300 keypair error
- Windows Desktop: Settings “Open config.toml” does nothing on fresh install/state reset
- Codex App pet overlay falls back to idle during active running/waiting/review states
- logs_2.sqlite-wal grows without bound into tens of GB
- Feature Request: Agent-recordable, verifiable procedural skills ("executable memory")
- Codex CLI 0.141.0 crashes with SIGTRAP ("trace trap") on Intel macOS
- MCP tools/call fails with Unexpected response type when valid tool result decodes as CustomResult
- Windows app: Add a setting to expand command output by default
Resolved issues (22)
- Codex lost all chat history. Won't save settings. 26.611.62324
- Codex lost all chat history. Won't save settings. 26.611.61049
- Codex lost all chat history. Won't save settings. 26.609.71450
- Codex lost all chat history. Won't save settings. 26.609.41114
- /goal cannot create a new goal in the same thread after previous goal is complete
- install.sh checksum lookup fails on systems using mawk
- Codex App overwrites bundled plugin config/cache and removes Computer Use/Browser plugins
- Codex automatically consumed my token reset opportunity during long-running task
- Windows Codex App fails to launch when Windows Null driver service is missing
- Windows codex desktop renderer process CPU hogging
- Computer Use on Windows fails to initialize due to non-exported @oai/sky internal subpath
- Steered follow-ups can cause Codex to lose unfinished task context, especially around compaction
- Regression: Codex Desktop no longer renders draw.io MCP App Server inline (worked about a month ago)
- workspace-write sandbox denies file reads outside workspace on macOS, breaking pnpm/Corepack
- macOS CodexDockTilePlugin recurses in setDockTile and crashes Dock external extra
- Feature request: support isolated local Codex Desktop dev builds / backend override on macOS
- [FEATURE] Keyboard shortcut to switch models while composing prompt
- Codex CLI 0.134.0 crashes/ignores plugin manifest field while loading OpenAI-curated ngs-analysis plugin.
- seatbelt_base_policy.sbpl missing ipc-sysv-sem — lmdb (used by Angular persistent cache) crashes with SIGABRT on macOS
- Esc interrupt leaves /goal status active instead of paused
- Codex Desktop exits after 26.609/26.611 updates due to cua_node runtime staging/finalization issue
- /goal-first sessions can still be omitted from codex resume when preview metadata stays empty