Digest / August 16, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — August 16, 2026
82 new issues filed ·
12 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (82)
- gpt-5.6-sol consistently fails with: "timed out negotiating with code-mode host"
- macOS: Cmd+, crashes ChatGPT 26.810.52044 on CrBrowserMain before Settings renders
- [Windows][26.810.7004.0] Mouse movement over Codex window causes MAIN/renderer CPU spikes; WMI/Defender also become active
- Codex Cloud delegated tasks do not expose connected app/connector tools (e.g. Google Drive)
- Agent ignores explicit reporting target and performs an external email action instead of filing the requested GitHub Issue
- Windows Codex App repeatedly creates and retains hundreds of duplicate Node/MCP processes during a single task
- Codex CLI login redirects to /add-phone and rejects an already-used phone number
- report
- Windows ChatGPT starts Codex/Work Voice from a normal Chat conversation and consumes weekly Codex quota
- `response.incomplete` is treated as a retryable stream failure, causing unnecessary retries and transport fallback
- [Desktop latest] Task/thread search and listing intermittently hang across multiple machines
- [Desktop latest] Goal mode cannot be reliably set or used across multiple machines
- Remote compaction v2 retains raw media and can trigger repeated auto-compaction
- the mouse almost freeze whenever I work with codex
- Feature request: Built-in session storage dashboard, backups, and safe bulk cleanup
- TUI visibly replays the entire transcript after deferred resize reflow on Windows Terminal
- [app][macOS][26.810.52044] Unbounded SkyComputerUseService respawn loop crashes the app in ~2 min — onServiceConnectionLost has no failure counter, backoff, or circuit breaker
- Work fails to create projectless thread: `Projectless thread directory must be a real directory`
- [Windows] Codex/ChatGPT desktop MSIX auto-updater loops forever — new build downloads but never deploys; app also launches into a permanently-suspended process
- dwm.exe handle leak in RDP session while codex exec workers are active (Windows 10 22H2)
- [Linux][ChatGPT desktop] Active Codex task does not inhibit system sleep
- Long CLI threads exceed Responses WebSocket message limit before auto-compaction (close code 1009)
- Codex burns my token and basically did no work at all.
- Voice mode loses accurate PDF page context after switching from web chat
- Flagged as potentially violating usage policy by mistake.
- Code Mode / functions.exec does not fire PostToolUse hooks for nested shell results
- [Windows] System default UI font becomes semi-transparent when Translucent sidebar is enabled
- [Windows][26.810.7004] Quick chat accepts a message but never shows a reply
- The limits don't last more than 2 days
- Native goal is silently deleted from thread_goals on thread resume / after Voice Live ends
- [CLI][custom provider] Type-invalid item_ reasoning IDs survive replay validation and OpenAI expects rs_
- Codex Desktop: repeated /responses/compact 404 causes loss of usable session continuity
- Windows desktop lists local STDIO MCP servers as enabled but provides zero tools
- Attached Image Previews No Longer showing at the side of the chat
- [Linux desktop] Chat mode Personalization shows Codex global instructions instead of ChatGPT custom instructions
- memory_stage1 fails on 31% of sessions: "Codex ran out of room in the model's context window"
- Codex App reports “Context compacted” after remote compaction failed, then remains stuck reconnecting
- [macOS][ChatGPT Desktop] Selecting assistant response text causes severe slowdown on the latest build
- Codex Desktop on Linux defaults spellcheck to en-US and flags Polish text as misspelled
- Voice is not activating
- Failed to branch before the selected prompt: the selected prompt is a steer and cannot be branched independently
- [Feature request] Clarify the counting rules and time range for “Most used plugins”
- [app][macOS][26.810.52044] Hard crash loop after 151.0.7922.137 framework self-update: V8 OOM in reading_mode parse_distilled_html on every launch
- [Windows Desktop 26.810.52044] “Do anything” permission is greyed out despite danger-full-access config
- Branch before selected prompt fails when visible user message id differs from persisted thread item id
- Codex Handoff cannot detect an already saved Windows project
- [macOS][Computer History] Accessibility traversal repeatedly freezes IntelliJ IDEA Git Log for 10–13 seconds
- [Windows] System-wide input stutter after starting a sidebar conversation; synchronized scroll-wheel beeps on 26.810.7004.0
- Codex Desktop: open Review automatically and persist Last Turn as the default scope
- Chrome extension: stale active-writer lock prevents creating a chat
- [Windows][26.810.7004.0] Codex run drives node.exe to ~55 GB virtual memory and crashes/reboots Windows
- Codex App 26.813.12317: pwsh.exe "Unknown Hard Error" on Windows 10, while Codex CLI works
- Crash on SteamOS
- Memory consolidation hard-requires the `git` binary (`git read-tree`) — silent failure, and macOS CLT install prompt, on machines without git
- codex: `<recommended_plugins>` fragment ignores `features.recommended_plugins`; only `features.plugins=false` removes it
- Ram usage out of limits
- VS Code Sessions: surface live Codex thread status and remaining usage from existing app-server events
- Add Ask Mode and Per-Chat Settings to the Codex IDE Extension
- Stale proxy in $CODEX_HOME/.env causes misleading macOS `os error 61`; clean home works
- [Windows][Codex App] Exact user-authorized file deletion blocked by policy before PowerShell starts
- [macOS] Switching tasks loses saved scroll position after 26.810.52044 update
- Refunding payments
- iOS cannot load messages from CLI 0.147.0 paginated threads
- [Windows app] Full Access -> Custom leaves stale approvals_reviewer=user and bypasses Auto-review
- necati
- Plus workspace shows 1,000 credits and 100% weekly usage remaining, but Codex and Work are blocked as out of credits
- TUI: 'Failed to save approvals reviewer: config/batchWrite failed' on every Full Access startup despite fully persisted config (0.147.0, Windows)
- fix(codex-desktop): preserve the initial prompt when a new turn is stopped immediately
- In-app browser cannot claim explicitly attached tab; openTabs() returns empty
- Codex/Windows Sandbox Failure
- Weekly usage allowance refills unexpectedly and repeatedly postpones the displayed reset date
- CLI weekly allowance refills unexpectedly and repeatedly postpones the reset date
- Core rollback integration tests abort with stack overflow
- Curated MCP sync fails when an existing thread switches authentication mode
- Skills host-root tests are polluted by the runner user environment
- [Windows App] Task summary panel shows completed child pages as “Working” with timers still increasing
- Codex App Linux sandbox allowed a Bash fork chain to freeze the host
- Global Codex usage reset not applied to Plus account
- Task-level outcome and usage history for model efficiency analysis
- [Windows][ChatGPT Desktop] One cloud project missing while other cloud projects sync
- System skills marker can falsely validate an incomplete `.system` cache
- ChatGPT desktop keeps flashing constantly
Resolved issues (12)
- Work fails to create projectless thread: `Projectless thread directory must be a real directory`
- copilot chat extension prevents codex from starting up
- Flagged as potentially violating usage policy by mistake.
- Windows desktop lists local STDIO MCP servers as enabled but provides zero tools
- Branch before selected prompt fails when visible user message id differs from persisted thread item id
- [Windows] System-wide input stutter after starting a sidebar conversation; synchronized scroll-wheel beeps on 26.810.7004.0
- Add "Delete" option to Task context menu
- codex: `<recommended_plugins>` fragment ignores `features.recommended_plugins`; only `features.plugins=false` removes it
- Weekly usage allowance refills unexpectedly and repeatedly postpones the displayed reset date
- Codex Desktop: repeated /responses/compact 404 causes loss of usable session continuity
- Core rollback integration tests abort with stack overflow
- Official LinkedIn plugin fails with 403 “IP not authorized,” then “Failed to fetch template”