Digest / July 28, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — July 28, 2026
118 new issues filed ·
11 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (118)
- Keep seeing "Oops, an error has occurred" 2nd time.
- [Feature Request] Support MCP Progress Reports (progress/report) in Codex TUI and App
- VS Code extension: expose a public command to open an existing Codex session by ID
- Codex Token Activity does not show previous day's usage
- Windows Desktop 26.721.4979.0 is severely laggy during startup/resume with a large local profile
- Codex Desktop shares the unsent new-conversation draft across projects
- [macOS][Chrome extension] Page.navigate reaches BOSS, then controlled tab reverts to about:blank; chrome.tabs.update path remains stable
- [Windows][26.721.4979.0] DOM inspection triggers Code Integrity 3033 for unsigned vk_swiftshader.dll, then MSIX remediation
- Expose Codex skill path environment variables (and Claude-compatible aliases) during plugin skill execution
- response loop with repeated "uau. e o what?" messages
- SQLite pool connections re-run PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL, blocking concurrent thread/resume for over a minute
- ChatGPT Chrome extension had a nodePath bug and cannot be opened
- Expose the complete core prompt snapshot in `codex debug prompt-input`
- [FATAL DATA LOSS INCIDENT] Codex recursive cleanup destroyed an entire Git repository
- Goal mode can promote assistant recommendations into implementation work without a new user message
- queue a `/compact` command
- Usage ticking down after killing sessions
- Hook command runner buffers unbounded stdout/stderr in memory
- PreToolUse updatedInput resolution depends on handler completion timing
- iOS Remote realtime Voice has no model selector, uses the wrong configured voice, and cannot resume
- MCP OAuth with Microsoft Entra fails when protected-resource metadata has a no-trailing-slash resource
- Windows: NUL-filled .sandbox/deny_read_acl_state.json permanently breaks sandbox setup and survives reinstall ("Windows setup didn't finish")
- Codex Ignored Explicit Execution Instructions, Exhausted Usage, and Misreported
- Weird glitch in TUI in minimized terminal in tmux
- Windows: silent crash loop (4x in 15 min) leaks orphaned sandbox processes; unbounded 2.48 GB rollout store; `chatgpt://` re-login dead-ends with no fallback
- Codex Desktop Remote Control transcript remains partial after sequence gap despite complete canonical history
- Feature request: show sessions from all providers in the sidebar and make model switching provider-aware
- IDE completion notifications should identify and open the exact chat
- codex mcp-server on Windows rejects in-workspace apply_patch under :workspace as outside the project
- Android ChatGPT app garbles last Codex message from remote Windows machine then jumps to top of chat
- Historical images are re-uploaded on every turn in Codex Desktop and VS Code
- Desktop auto-connects discovered SSH hosts at startup and blocks local chat loading when a host is unavailable
- [Windows][Built-in Browser] cua_drag emits mouse events but does not start native HTML5 drag-and-drop
- Stdout from an interrupted “Ran command” is visible in the UI but missing from model context
- [Windows][model behavior] Codex repeatedly adds an extra backslash after `%~dp0` in generated batch files
- Codex MSIX package self-corrupts to Modified, NeedsRemediation within minutes of launch, making the app unlaunchable ("This app can't open")
- Regression after #34645: proxied Azure Responses provider sends item IDs with store=false and fails with "Item with id ... not found"
- Windows desktop app crashes when restoring an in-app browser tab (Chromium GPU process crash)
- Review Diff always fails with "Oops, an error has occurred" (403 Forbidden)
- Pasting a GitHub repository URL into a conversation incorrectly assumes the main branch
- [Windows][Spreadsheets] Cross-volume cleanup can dereference the node_modules junction and remove files from the shared primary runtime
- Paginated history drops valid flattened rollout records and reuses ordinals
- Chat-only conversations consume weekly Codex quota without using Work or Codex
- Windows: literal read root containing [] is parsed as a glob and prevents Node REPL startup
- Allow hiding local projects in ChatGPT Work without removing them from Codex
- Passive app-server subscriptions permanently pin idle thread heaps
- IDE: resumed compacted thread loses exec/code-mode tools on Responses WebSocket
- Codex shell sees invalid GitHub CLI auth while same machine/tooling works elsewhere
- Codex Desktop: large minified `read_thread` result drives sustained GPU load and laptop overheating on macOS
- [Privacy] Codex initiates screen capture while no task is running, offline, and usage quota is exhausted
- [TUI][Warp] view_image succeeds but no inline image is rendered
- In-app Browser enters unresponsive Picture-in-Picture after Browser Use releases control
- VS Code Codex approval prompts do not trigger chatUserActionRequired sound or OS notification
- Codex 0.145.0 --oss with LM Studio fails catalog parsing and never reaches /v1/responses
- Cross-host task creation drops attachments and leaves source-local paths unreadable
- Chrome plugin: agent-created tabs cannot use Bitwarden autofill autonomously
- Add ReasonML syntax highlighting to the TUI
- Plugin MCP commands do not expand PLUGIN_ROOT
- [IDE] Max reasoning effort is missing in the VS Code extension while available in Codex App
- codex CLI accumulates ~650,000 open file descriptors (kqueue EVFILT_VNODE watchers) on FreeBSD, wedging unrelated processes
- Codex saying it `don't have tool access`
- Critical UX Violations in Model Selection Pop-up: Glaring Terminology Mismatches & Severe Workflow Friction
- Support project-scoped loopback listener allowlists without enabling allow_local_binding
- [macOS 26.5.2][26.721.41059] Appshot creates PNGs but fails attachment with completed_without_screenshot
- Codex internal browser cause BSOD VIDEO_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT_INTERNAL (0x10E)
- Add a non-destructive Remote Control identity repair command
- Codex IDE sidebar Git-origin polling triggers severe Windows PID 4 Section-handle growth
- [Critical][Windows Desktop 26.721.4979.0] runaway background Git loop exhausts system commit, crashes DWM, and forces reboot
- Deep Security Scan workers do not inherit Azure OpenAI API key on Windows
- -c config overrides incorrectly split quoted keys containing periods
- Memory consolidation agent gets MultiAgentV2 spawn tools despite Feature::Collab disable; orphaned child streams unowned thread events to app-server clients
- [Windows][26.721.4979.0] app-server disconnect/recovery causes full desktop app termination under concurrent tasks
- Unable to delete
- Windows desktop: long-running task disappeared after usage exhaustion, leaving no recoverable checkpoint
- MCP apps are covered by the right pane at some widths on macOS
- Codex Desktop silently reverts an 11th pinned Chat without showing the 10-chat limit
- apply_patch: preserve existing line endings or support CRLF/LF selection
- Windows Desktop + WSL: branch switch fails with cannot spawn NUL/post-checkout
- Windows Desktop heartbeat miscalculates multi-rule RRULE schedules
- codex-tui subagents lose client identity and repeatedly emit unfulfillable plugin-install elicitations
- macOS: Codex Desktop has high local GPU/WindowServer energy use during SSH-remote tasks
- VS Code Remote-SSH with a local Codex broker for zero-egress remote hosts
- First-party Codex integration for Microsoft Visual Studio and remote targets
- Add explicit MCP server mentions in prompts (for example, #server-name)
- GitHub code review posts multiple "model is not available" comments even though review succeeds
- Codex Desktop crashes when ambient suggestions prefetches an inactive image-heavy subagent rollout
- Codex Remote omits desktop-created threads after latest Codex Desktop update
- Desktop should survive renderer reloads with automatic conversation checkpointing and recovery
- Windows: corrupted workspace dependency bundle halts all shell execution; Diagnose reports "healthy" and app reinstall does not fix
- Codex Desktop on Windows: a multi-day project task disappeared from sidebar and search
- Windows app does not display cloud archived chats
- Computer and Chrome missing from Plugin
- Codex Work consumes quota on failed executions and simple prompts take 5–10 minutes
- Codex role spawn fails with gpt-5.6
- Codex App Server 0.145.0: tool-enabled turns never emit turn/completed after all tool results are finalized
- VS Code extension drops endLine/endColumn when opening ranged file references
- Feature request: Local-only trusted-device transfer/sync for Work chats
- Codex Remote thread loses in-app Browser binding; restart registers IAB to a blank local thread
- Primary agent prematurely emits final during explicit persistent long-running tasks
- Unexpected 50% Weekly Usage Drop During Subagent Review/Wait Workflow
- Codex Desktop creates ~/.codex/sqlite/codex-dev.db despite custom CODEX_HOME
- local chat output URL file results hyperlink not functional
- Request Blocked
- [Windows] Voice mode triggers the vk_swiftshader.dll Code Integrity kill, and the Set-ProcessMitigation IFEO override does not prevent it
- logs_2.sqlite never reclaims freed pages: auto_vacuum=INCREMENTAL is set but never run, so the file grows monotonically despite working 10-day retention
- Show local image previews in the TUI
- Windows desktop app missing "Move to project" action for cloud chats
- [Windows][Desktop 26.721.4979.0] Blank console flashes during tool activity: ChatGPT.exe spawns PowerShell/conhost process snapshots
- Windows: Codex App becomes unlaunchable after opening the Trusted Access page in the embedded browser
- Legacy openai-curated plugins are reported enabled while the remote catalog suppresses them
- Code review is not working
- ChatGPT desktop version error
- Request Blocked and no explanation
- Windows Codex app: elevated sandbox cannot recover orphaned SYSTEM-DPAPI credentials (CryptUnprotectData 0x8009000B)
- sregw:LWKEF:WLKFW:Lefkw:EFKLw:ELFkw;lefkef
- Accidentally triggering the "send" hotkey while annotating an html file allows the file to be overwritten, deleting existing annotations.
- RFC: Persistent work threads with bounded command dispatch
- app-server: turn never finalised after item/completed with zero outstanding requests/items (stdio, 0.144.3) — caller times out at 300s and retries the whole turn
Resolved issues (11)
- Sending image causes unexpected cache invalidation
- [Windows][26.721.4979.0] DOM inspection triggers Code Integrity 3033 for unsigned vk_swiftshader.dll, then MSIX remediation
- Codex Desktop Computer Use MCP initialize times out, but same client handshakes from Terminal
- MCP OAuth with Microsoft Entra fails when protected-resource metadata has a no-trailing-slash resource
- Multi-agent V2 regression: subagent instructions are no longer observable
- Panel stuck on the logo after an in-place extension update: stale VS Code webview service-worker cache (root cause + workaround; likely explains #15975 / #28280 / #32388)
- Regression after #34645: proxied Azure Responses provider sends item IDs with store=false and fails with "Item with id ... not found"
- Codex saying it `don't have tool access`
- Passive app-server subscriptions permanently pin idle thread heaps
- Primary agent prematurely emits final during explicit persistent long-running tasks
- Windows: Codex App becomes unlaunchable after opening the Trusted Access page in the embedded browser