Digest / August 10, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — August 10, 2026
112 new issues filed ·
22 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (112)
- Code-mode kernel respawned 5x for the same session-id; orphaned kernels are never reaped and grow to GBs (Windows desktop)
- [FATAL] Windows Codex APP + Codex CLI subagents freezing when several dozens are running
- Creating a Scheduled Task overwrites a manually assigned ChatGPT conversation title
- Desktop agent turns a simple explorer-link request into a ~13-minute research flow
- Codex Analytics attributes turns to gpt-5.6-luna with no local Luna invocation evidence
- Desktop app (Codex mode) silently exits ~25s after launch in an endless crash loop on Windows 11 — reproduces even with a blank profile; the CLI works fine
- Accessibility: independent composer/input font size (Windows)
- TUI resume fails: list_turns is not supported yet
- cannot use 5.6sol with a ChatGPT account
- Windows Computer Use rejects Lightroom Classic window whose owner matches exactly
- TUI replays full terminal scrollback when finalizing a Markdown hard break
- Subagents do not inherit Responses API client metadata from parent turns
- [app] Reopening Codex restores completed subagents as unread and memory usage spikes
- [app] Codex Security scan thread fails to start on macOS
- [Codex App] Pinned tasks hide the active workspace folder and provide no way to change it
- [Codex App] In-app browser disappears and reopens as a tiny floating window after switching to Chrome
- CLI hung
- wasting tokens with names and a list of tokens remaining
- Windows Desktop 26.803: config.toml is atomically truncated and existing project tasks disappear from the sidebar
- Windows Terminal detection via WT_SESSION changes TUI background from white to black
- Codex search/grep tool processes run indefinitely with no timeout — orphaned rg floods network FS (Lustre/NFS)
- Windows Desktop: WSL integrated terminal tab immediately closes; wsl.exe exits with 4294967295
- macOS: Codex and its update dialog open on built-in display despite external main display
- Windows Desktop 26.803: active turns show no progress for 3–4 hours while the app remains interactive
- Usage limit is stuck at 100% and the reset date continuously extends. WTF>?? WHY M I KEEP WAITING FOR THE USAGE??? AND THE DATE KEEP EXTEND???
- iTerm2 viewport jumps to top when a long rich-output response completes
- Codebase Memory MCP approval prompt can become unclickable in Codex voice tasks
- [Feature Request][Codex Desktop] Add a “Run” button for executable scripts in the Files view
- Codex App: support custom status groups for sessions
- Computer Use cannot enumerate Windows apps: EnumWindows fails with 0x80070003
- Cursor movement (Left arrow) causes characters to visually disappear in JetBrains JediTerm since v0.129.0
- [ChatGPT Chronicle] System Skill Creator is deleted from shared system Skills
- Codex task list needs timestamps and sorting settings, and unread status issues fixed
- Android Remote image attachments are not routed as active-turn steering
- Codex Desktop: automation_update schema (root oneOf, type null) 400s on strict providers like DeepSeek (Responses API)
- Temporary Chat does not receive Custom Instructions on macOS and iOS
- Codex Desktop Remote: re-enrollment leaves existing threads assigned to the old host/project, causing “New chat” and a blank screen
- The following prompt pops up frequently, making the subscription almost unusable.Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.
- Feedback: the unified ChatGPT / Work / Codex desktop app is functionally fragmented
- Codex Desktop reassigns an existing worktree chat to a newly added clone with the same Git remote
- [Windows][Computer Use] No working sandbox mode: elevated capture fails 0x80070424, unelevated helper startup fails with spawn EPERM
- Error：Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.
- [Windows Desktop 26.803.5235.0] git.exe crashes with “memory could not be read” and worktree operations hang
- [Windows Desktop] Visual Studio target is hard-coded to use the VS Code icon
- Simple auth flow to use OpenAI subscription in mobile or desktop apps
- [Codex App][macOS] Deeply nested folders in the file tree cannot be collapsed
- Automatic continuation loop consumed tokens without making progress
- Feature request: Make @ mentions extensible for integrations
- Subagents tab report wrong status
- [Windows][Codex App] Huge patch_apply_end records inflate local Work session, cause blank screen, then crash/restart app
- We take extra caution with cybersecurity requests. Issue
- Allow skills to be marked required and fail closed when unavailable
- Windows: Godot 4.7.1 crashes with memory access error when launched by Codex sandbox, but works in normal PowerShell
- [Windows Desktop 26.803.5235.0] Long-running session retains ~2.35 GB, mostly in two ChatGPT.exe renderer processes
- Codex CLI incorrectly omits service_tier="flex" for gpt-5.6 models
- [macOS] Subagent’s execution status once it has provided its final response
- ChatGPT Android app v0.147 hides Codex commands behind generic "Command execution" rows
- [i18n][ja-JP] Duplicate 「ごと」 in weekly usage reset message
- Codex app renders generated DOCX file citation as an empty list item
- Windows app-server workspace-write turn exposes no commandExecution or fileChange tools
- Windows unified ChatGPT desktop app lacks ChatGPT Images library and selection-based editor available on web
- Unable to start custom pet creation in Codex desktop app
- Windows/WSL regression: Integrated Terminal no longer opens; first failure observed on 26.730, persists on 26.803
- spawn_agent / followup_task message payload never reaches the sub-agent (encrypted_content is dropped)
- CLI stuck while running
- Support Custom Action Buttons/Commands in Status Bar (similar to VS Code Commandbar)
- Code Mode: support function-backed `exec` for providers without custom/freeform tool support
- Support function-backed Code Mode exec for providers without custom/freeform tool support
- Parallel Codex sessions become unusable due to repeated approval prompts
- [Windows] Codex Desktop renderer allocates to ~4.7 GB and hangs ~20s after launch on 26.803.5235.0 - reproduces with zero conversations
- CLI MCP login fails for Grafana Cloud MCP because OAuth probe omits MCP Accept header
- TUI renders duplicate sub-agent activity cells (Started/Interacted/Interrupted) for every multi-agent v2 tool call since 0.146.0
- Cyber safety check blocks reading open-source nginx sources during normal module development
- MCP schema issue causes rapid-fire looping
- Codex Desktop: /responses request silent for 6m19s, then returns HTTP 507; automatic retry succeeds immediately
- TUI composer: Backspace deletes the whole Thai syllable instead of one combining mark
- "Chat" mode blocks deep-linking a path
- [Android][Remote Voice][Windows] Archived Voice thread remains active on mobile
- [Windows] Computer Use `list_apps` / `list_windows` fail with `spawn EPERM` in `@oai/sky` helper transport
- Desktop inline review comments cannot be dismissed and persist after fixes
- Long ChatGPT Desktop responses jump upward while scrolling
- ChatGPT Desktop Codex: existing chats missing from sidebar after migration
- Cyber safety false positive repeatedly blocks benign read-only software-assurance analysis
- [Windows] Chrome popup click consistently fails with CDP Runtime.evaluate timeout
- VS Code extension: stale thread owner blocks chat with “open in another application” (autogen selfreport from codex)
- Opened in error — please disregard
- Ultra multi-agent / Responses multi_agent does not work with regular API-key model providers
- Document / gate Ultra multi-agent features when using API-key custom model_providers
- GitHub connector lacks delete_issue_comment action
- macOS: Codex auth requests fail with "error sending request" while curl to the same endpoint returns HTTP 200
- Local Project can become undiscoverable after removing managed mirror source folder
- Mac and iOS show conflicting live states for the same Codex thread after context compaction
- Paused Goal still receives automatic continuation turns until marked blocked
- [Linux CLI 0.147.0] Completed subagents retain bundled plugin MCP processes
- Desktop app transcript scroll jumps during streaming and moves current response offscreen
- Public index of the full Codex issue backlog (11,813 issues grouped for triage)
- 🚨 [URGENT][Remote SSH] 200+ terminal subagents resurrect as Running until opened one by one
- Codex-created Windows worktree leaves Git LFS files falsely modified after materialization
- GPT-5.6 Luna returns silent empty successful stops on large contexts with no error signal (quota still consumed)
- Voice screen context cannot inspect the active Codex thread in the unified ChatGPT app
- ## Why
- Expose explicit Queue and Steer controls for Voice follow-ups to active Codex tasks
- New ChatGPT App - Scrolling Issues
- [Desktop][Browser] Allowed website remains blocked by a saved permission preference
- gpt-5.6-sol xhigh effort constantly ignores my permissions sandbox
- Show the exact reset time in the Codex desktop app Usage panel
- Agent can self-approve trust for a persistent hook through a nested TUI
- app-server becomes unmanaged/stale after daemon state is lost
- Codex Desktop regression after 26.803.61601 update: WebSocket Broken pipe leaves task stuck
- Android remote-control pairing fails with “Pairing failed” for Linux Codex CLI host
- [app][macOS] Advanced Voice control can be missing on reopened task until a text turn completes
- [app][macOS] Assistant Markdown links can disappear from the transcript in Voice view
Resolved issues (22)
- [Windows] Computer Use list_windows fails: EnumWindows error 0x80070003
- Terminal fails to open in Codex App (ChatGPT Desktop)
- Regression: Fast mode is lost for resumed existing threads after app restart, while new threads still work
- Patched files have mixed line endings on Windows
- cannot use 5.6sol with a ChatGPT account
- Windows Desktop: WSL integrated terminal tab immediately closes; wsl.exe exits with 4294967295
- Computer Use native pipe fails and plugin disables itself after restart on macOS
- [IDE] Max reasoning effort is missing in the VS Code extension while available in Codex App
- Windows Computer Use rejects Lightroom Classic window whose owner matches exactly
- Codex IDE chat loses SSH/network access after idle/resume in same conversation
- Simple auth flow to use OpenAI subscription in mobile or desktop apps
- Support function-backed Code Mode exec for providers without custom/freeform tool support
- Subagents tab report wrong status
- MCP startup failed
- CLI stuck while running
- [Windows] Computer Use `list_apps` / `list_windows` fail with `spawn EPERM` in `@oai/sky` helper transport
- Support for Extended Prompt Cache Retention Policy
- Opened in error — please disregard
- macOS: Codex auth requests fail with "error sending request" while curl to the same endpoint returns HTTP 200
- Desktop app transcript scroll jumps during streaming and moves current response offscreen
- Codex Agents keep re-requesting Linear MCP access after it is granted
- Code mode can report completion with live nested exec sessions but no model-visible handles