Digest / July 24, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — July 24, 2026
172 new issues filed ·
21 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (172)
- GPT-5.6 often serializes independent Code Mode calls; explicit batching reduced weighted usage by 27–45%
- ChatGPT Chrome Extension control wedges during file upload/download workflows
- Paused /goal can show stale Step progress and subagents still “working” after usage exhaustion
- macOS: artifact-tool import fails because skia.node and node_repl have different Team IDs
- Windows Codex Desktop becomes unstartable after adding a second folder to an existing project
- Codex Diff crashes with “Oops, an error has occurred” in VS Code on macOS
- Feature request: Codex Instruction and Skill Compatibility Check
- [Windows] Desktop renderer crashes when selecting a project with multiple nested roots
- Proposal: host-authenticated, consent-gated automatic model dispatch for Codex
- Bundled $skill-creator skill is missing from Codex Desktop
- Codex App model selector lists 5.6 Luna twice
- The menu doesn't change when you switch languages
- Codex CLI has no way of seeing the session name after /rename
- Windows unelevated sandbox blocks child_process spawn (EPERM) - next dev/build and esbuild unusable; orphaned process trees after tool timeout
- [Feature Request] Restore conversation timeline / message locator for long Codex threads
- Explicit user approvals are not honored in delegated tasks
- [VS Code][Windows] Codex 26.721.30844 crashes in multi-root workspaces with "process is not defined"
- Image viewer cannot pan oversized previews after Codex Desktop UI zoom is increased
- Feature Request: Improve Codex CLI IDE integration through persistent terminal workflows
- [VS Code] Codex Diff editor tab always crashes with "Thread context is unavailable for non-thread routes"
- Existing local Codex projects lack a bridge to ChatGPT Projects with Chat + Work while preserving local folders
- [Desktop] “More Details” on selected text in a local Codex task silently creates a cloud Chat conversation
- Codex Desktop: in-thread history timeline disappears after update for legacy threads
- [Windows][26.715] Creating a chat in a multi-folder project causes a persistent whole-app “Oops” screen
- Realtime voice: indicate silent post-turn processing with a subtle cue
- [macOS App] In-app Browser sessions retain Chromium renderers after activity ends (disposeAfterSessionActivity=false)
- Unable to drag the horizontal scroll bar in Excel
- Recents should exclude tasks already included in projects
- Bug: `apply_patch` intermittently fails with `cannot enforce split writable root sets` after workspace migration on Windows
- Model Switch Lost After Update, No Data on Left Sidebar
- Codex Desktop sidebar shows no Projects or Recent tasks after update
- Adding a parent directory as an additional project source prevents the project from opening
- Codex Desktop: active thread appears at bottom despite newest recency after pin/unpin
- CLI cannot resume conversations; unarchive fails and local state database is corrupted
- [Bug] Codex CLI 0.145.0 still persists per-SSE TRACE events to SQLite, causing high-frequency disk writes
- Memory stage-1 truncation uses 4 bytes/token approximation and can exceed the model context window
- Realtime V3: WebRTC call creation succeeds but sideband returns 404 call_id_not_found
- Update stuck 0.80.0 -> 0.145.0
- [Windows][26.721.3404.0] App freezes on startup while restoring SSH remote threads
- gpt-5.6-luna is marked as MultiAgent V1, so V2 spawn_agent rejects it
- Windows app: completed task remains stuck showing Stop (■) after restart and fork
- Add a /design mode with a persistent architecture canvas
- ChatGPT for Mac continuously flickers on macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 (Apple Silicon)
- Singleton reasoning title is missing from live TUI history
- voice mode thread disappears after inactivity timeout
- [Windows Desktop] Adding a second project folder permanently locks Codex on “Oops, an error has occurred”
- [Codex Desktop] Nested functions.exec wait_agent polling causes repeated parent turns and token usage
- Add Visual Subagent Management in the Codex App
- Critical design issue—ChatGPT username changes break published Sites URLs
- [Windows] Codex desktop incorrectly shows “You don’t have access to Codex yet” and does not load account information
- Windows Store Codex 26.721.3996.0 crashes after creating a new task (process is not defined in AppRoutes)
- session completion notifications appear on other devices under the same account
- Couldn’t reset usage. Please try again
- Adobe (formerly Photoshop) connector: Creative Cloud asset preview fails with non-retryable Bartlebee 403
- Plan/TODO progress remains stuck at Step 1/5 after later milestones complete
- [Windows][WSL] 26.721.3404 marks valid WSL repositories as non-Git and reports "Git is unavailable"
- VS Code extension crashes with “ReferenceError: process is not defined” in multi-root workspaces
- “Open in New Window” makes the selected chat disappear
- cannot execute plan
- ChatGPT Desktop app crashes with "Something went wrong" error after adding a project
- Feature Request: Improve Codex project sidebar for users managing many projects
- Codex Desktop regression: conversations from removed projects reappear under Tasks / projectless area after the multi-folder workspace update
- Performance issue. Project creation menu design issue.
- 🩹🩹 Windows: new local chat in a ChatGPT project fails to sync project context
- GitHub plugin installed in ChatGPT is available and implicitly selected in Codex CLI
- app-server model/list caches model_catalog_json until restart
- Codex App (Windows/Store) self-terminates ~60s after launch on older GPUs: app CIG policy blocks bundled vk_swiftshader.dll; package left "Modified/NeedsRemediation"
- WSL mode: runtime installer passes Windows-style path to tar inside WSL (extraction always fails); plugin RPCs all hit 30s timeouts causing "Reconnecting / request timed out"
- [Regression] Windows Desktop 26.721 scheduled automations create blank threads for WSL projects
- Codex Desktop: Recents threads disappear after deleting and recreating a Project with the same folders
- Desktop app strips documented service_tier config key from config.toml on launch
- Windows app becomes unusable after adding a second folder to an existing project
- VS Code extension crashes with AppRoutes error boundary ("Something went wrong") when a workspace repo has a prunable git worktree
- Cybersecurity false positive blocks legitimate C software quality testing
- macOS: ChatGPT.app repeatedly asks “would like to access data from other apps”
- Codex Desktop: add a per-task multi-agent toggle beside the permissions control
- In version 26.721.31836, the top‑left corner is stuck and only displays Codex – there's no way to switch to ChatGPT
- Scheduled Tasks: switching to Existing task dead-ends when no local task is pinned
- On Windows, adding a second project folder causes Codex to remain permanently stuck on “Oops, an error has occurred”
- Unknown model: gpt-5.6-sol on Codex CLI 0.145.0 and ChatGPT desktop
- Desktop app becomes permanently unusable after opening a local folder in Projects
- Disabled repository skill is re-enabled in Codex-generated worktrees due to absolute-path identity
- GPT-5.6-terra does not receive callable MCP tools although the server is connected and works with other models
- Codex Desktop does not provide the Computer Use tool/plugin
- [Windows] Work mode shows stale model catalog (GPT-5.5 instead of GPT-5.6) on one PC only
- Codex not showing diff
- csv file closing bug
- Feedback on the ChatGPT Desktop + Codex merge
- BUG
- gpt-5.6-sol “Request blocked” permanently poisons a long-running /goal thread
- Realtime voice: Korean live transcript renders U+FFFD replacement characters (Frameless/AVAS path)
- VS Code extension authentication fails after update (attachAuth=false, GET /settings/user returns 403)
- Re-request (narrowed): name the user-controlled recovery path in create_goal's 'active goal exists' error
- Codex 5.6 Sol doing simple task before I left to work came home 8hrs later and huge chunk of my usage was wasted on a error loop
- Stop Hiding Weekly Usage: ChatGPT Work Now Drains the Codex Quota Without Warning
- [Windows] Moving a thread between/out of projects can persist a half-applied workspace migration and break Codex Desktop startup
- Windows Codex desktop app leaves global proxy set to 127.0.0.1:22307 after elevated sandbox tool execution
- Feature request: show microphone and Voice-output mute state on the floating Voice control
- Feature request: let AirPods stem mute Live Codex Voice input
- Codex Desktop Windows: renderer error boundary "process is not defined" whenever project/browser sidebar mounts — app stuck on "Something went wrong"
- Codex Desktop restart promotes queued follow-up ahead of incomplete active goal
- Fail after create multi-folder project
- gpt-5.6-sol `ultra` effort spawns multi-agent swarms despite `features.multi_agent=false`, consuming 250–600 credits per read-only task without batching guidance
- Windows Desktop: web-origin ChatGPT conversations reopen far from latest and lack reliable jump-to-latest
- [Windows Desktop 26.721.3996.0] codex.exe 0xc0000409 crash triggered by Git repository detection; hiding .git prevents it
- When given a task, Codex switches to response mode
- Incident notice — Codex sandbox failure blocking DC-049
- VS Code Codex extension 26.721.30844 on Windows displays “Oops, an error has occurred” when opening local sessions.
- Windows app: Chat Recents stop refreshing after switching to Codex
- Codex App macOS - The option to select a local folder for project has been removed
- Codex weekly quota almost fully consumed while usage dashboard shows only ~59k tokens used
- Allow spawn_agent to select Normal or Fast mode per subagent
- Spelling Auto Correct
- Windows desktop app not showing git repo UI options for projects
- [Windows app] AppRoutes crashes with "process is not defined" on 26.721.3996.0
- Desktop Bad performance and Bugs.
- Windows Desktop: shell tool timeout does not release agent when a headless Chrome child survives
- Codex Desktop (Windows): app crashes to error screen with "process is not defined" when a multi-root project is selected
- Unify Chat, Work, Projects, and repositories into a single project workspace
- Codex Desktop on Windows: media preview closes when interacting with the scrollbar
- Deep Security Scan Failed Despite Being on Latest Version
- Codex Desktop mislabels automatic WebRTC failure cleanup as user-ended realtime session
- Custom instructions are incorrectly shared across Chat, Codex, and Work
- [Windows Desktop] Long local task can remain stuck at Thinking after reconnect/resume
- Send button requires multiple presses after latest voice update
- Mobile “Send now” interrupts Desktop work amid overlapping turn lifecycles and queue desync
- Codex VS Code extension fails to initialize with "ReferenceError: process is not defined" on Windows 11
- Codex App: completed subagents remain in Active / Working after task_complete
- [Windows][Codex Desktop][IAB] `browser.tabs.finalize()` silently terminates the entire app
- Bundled Visualize skill documents the wrong relative path for scripts/render.py
- Codex CLI shows “join Trusted Access for Cyber” after individual TAC verification
- Codex Desktop Environment: Commit/Push repeatedly fails at “Generate message”
- Windows ChatGPT Desktop fails to relaunch after first successful launch in the same session (0x800701C0)
- Codex Desktop Remote SSH reconnect loop leaks thousands of orphaned app-server processes when hosts share an NFS home
- Codex CLI output erases previous output or prompts
- Codex Desktop: replace the downloaded-update icon with a labeled Update action and three-pulse startup cue
- Feature request: Use Down Arrow to temporarily clear and restore the current prompt
- [Windows] Confirming workspace reference addition while moving a Work thread permanently bricks Desktop
- In-app Browser bootstrap fails because node_repl rejects node:process import
- Feedback: GPT-5.6 task-following reliability in Codex
- Context auto-compaction loop repeatedly rereads files, loses progress, and consumes paid Codex credits
- Popup "Oops, an error has occurred"
- Windows desktop taskbar badge remains unread due to archived and closed subagent thread IDs
- [Fixed] Oops, an error has occurred on launch ChatGPT Desktop (Windows 11 Home) after created a Project
- Delete and edit chats
- [Desktop][Chrome] Claimed user tab can be closed directly without a provenance/ownership check
- Windows app collapses blank lines pasted from CRLF text, while LF text renders correctly
- Chats not syncing across devices with codex
- Computer Use native pipe rejects signed in-app sender as unauthenticated on macOS 26.5.2
- Codex Desktop marks a goal blocked while explicit approval is pending in a Full access session
- Codex Desktop Renderer hangs at 100% CPU after adding a long cloud chat with interactive editor outputs to a local task
- Codex will not enter Plan Mode
- VS Code extension 26.721.30844 crashes after successful ChatGPT login on Windows
- Feature request: official Telegram connector for reading selected public channels
- Voice Chat being limited on Pro 20x
- Project network allowlist changes are silently ignored by the active task
- Codex Micro: Edit keycap action picker is clipped by its dialog
- Windows CLI: orchestrator_helper_launch_failed reports "program not found" even though helper exists and repository operations succeed
- Work Query goes of the rails (answers totally dif. queston
- Please add GPT-5.6 Sol Pro to Codex as an asynchronous “Consult Pro” or “Pro Review” mode.
- Enable Codex Live for mobile Remote Control sessions hosted by Linux CLI
- Codex Desktop attachment-only tasks become undiscoverable, causing multi-million-token duplicate reruns
- Issues to open Codex Diff files.
- [app][Windows][26.721.4979.0] New realtime voice chat times out with unmaterialized provisional thread
- MCP OAuth DCR requests unrelated authorization-server scopes instead of resource scopes
- Legacy openai-curated snapshot remains registered after migration and exposes Superpowers 5.1.3
- Trusted Access verification always fails
- Native dark mode for webpages in the Codex built-in browser
- GPT 5.6 Content can't be shown
- Codex Desktop repeatedly re-enters the model during wait/status polling, consuming substantial credits
- Codex Desktop secondary folder is not propagated to workspace_roots or writable permissions
- Excessive RAM usage and PC freeze
Resolved issues (21)
- [Windows] Desktop renderer crashes when selecting a project with multiple nested roots
- [macOS] Edit action missing for user messages in ChatGPT surface
- Windows: composer “Add files and folders” only allows selecting files
- Windows Desktop background Git probes can create CPU/I/O storms via conhost and AV scanning
- [Windows Desktop] Sandbox refresh recursively processes writable roots for 1–2 minutes before every tool call
- Windows Store Codex 26.721.3996.0 crashes after creating a new task (process is not defined in AppRoutes)
- Windows desktop app does not load organization Skills while web client does
- Non-canceling follow-up messages can cause an active request to be skipped
- Codex App (Windows/Store) self-terminates ~60s after launch on older GPUs: app CIG policy blocks bundled vk_swiftshader.dll; package left "Modified/NeedsRemediation"
- Codex Windows 26.623.70822 consumes CPU continuously while idle in system tray and appears to trigger Defender activity
- ChatGPT app rejects custom `base_url` / `auth` in `[model_providers.amazon-bedrock]` (only `aws.profile` and `aws.region` accepted)
- WSL mode: runtime installer passes Windows-style path to tar inside WSL (extraction always fails); plugin RPCs all hit 30s timeouts causing "Reconnecting / request timed out"
- VS Code extension crashes with AppRoutes error boundary ("Something went wrong") when a workspace repo has a prunable git worktree
- [Windows][Pet] Running activity disappears after 180s; subagent events are treated as unknown conversations
- Re-request (narrowed): name the user-controlled recovery path in create_goal's 'active goal exists' error
- Request blocked
- Fail after create multi-folder project
- VS Code Codex extension 26.721.30844 on Windows displays “Oops, an error has occurred” when opening local sessions.
- [Windows] Confirming workspace reference addition while moving a Work thread permanently bricks Desktop
- French localization: Plan mode is incorrectly translated as “Forfait”
- Issues to open Codex Diff files.