Digest / August 18, 2026
Codex Issues Digest — August 18, 2026
130 new issues filed ·
12 resolved in openai/codex (UTC day).
New issues (130)
- macOS Computer History intermittently interrupts Logic Pro dragging and fader input via WindowServer/HID stalls
- [Computer Use][Windows] Text input reactivates the ERP top-level window and causes MDI child edit controls to lose focus
- [Codex App] False-positive network security warnings during legitimate remote AI infrastructure validation
- [Windows][Desktop 26.810.7004.0] Typing and mouse stutter with repeated ResizeObserver loops
- [Windows][Desktop 26.810.7004.0] Historical local projects disappear after update while tasks remain intact and newer projects work
- [Linux desktop] Codex helpers exhaust fs.inotify.max_user_instances while using zero watches
- Windows 10: saved projects disappeared from sidebar after automatic Codex update, while chats remain accessible
- [Codex Desktop] Existing tasks become unusable after legacy tool ID replay
- Abnormal display when focus is lost while using dual monitors
- [Windows] Conversations remain unusable and cannot be archived after being moved out of a local project
- Crash when resume the conversation
- First-class bounded batch fan-out for heterogeneous subagents
- [Windows] Local thread archiving fails with thread-store os error 2
- [Windows][Desktop 26.803.10989.0] Reproducible idle CPU spin in main + renderer — not memory pressure, not filesystem
- All commands fails
- [macOS] Recent loading loop pegs renderer at ~100% CPU; collapsing sidebar drops it to ~2%
- [Windows][Codex Desktop 26.814.41407] Composer turns bright cyan over RDP; rollback fixes it
- Codex built-in browser plugin initialization fails: Trusted RPC dependency is not within a trusted code path
- [macOS Desktop 26.810.52044] Update hides legacy local history, Remote shows only active task, and renamed titles disappear
- [Windows Desktop 26.810.7004.0] Codex Immediately Crashes with error code 1 unless you delete your existing .codex folder
- /status shows "Limits data not available yet" and /usage asks to sign in despite ChatGPT authentication
- Linux sandbox blocks AF_UNIX before configured unix_sockets allowlist
- GPT-5.6 Sol still receives 272K max_context_window after long-context rollout; Terra and Luna receive 872K
- [Windows][Codex Desktop] thread/archive regression after update: thread shuts down but archive never completes
- Codex Desktop: read_thread ignores output suppression and returns multi-megabyte imageGeneration payloads
- MCP tool approval elicitation can pend forever with no timeout or turn-state signal (headless app-server clients hang silently); rmcp is_closed() misses self-terminated service tasks
- [Windows] Cannot archive conversations when rollout paths use the \\?\ prefix
- ChatGPT / Codex for Mac "Computer Use" spawns unbounded `SkyComputerUseService` threads → CPU pegged + app aborts on launch (SIGABRT / V8 OOM)
- [app][linux] Heartbeat and automation chats are omitted from Activity view
- macOS app: default exec_command resolves /bin/zsh as relative bin/zsh when login shell is fish
- [Windows][Browser] Trusted RPC service fails in D: workspace but succeeds in C: workspace
- Could not archive conversation
- [macOS][26.814.41407] Opening an existing conversation invalidates ChatGPT auth and redirects to sign-in
- [Cloud][Web] Cancelling a task breaks future tasks
- Codex gives contradictory invocation guidance for skill-only plugins across CLI and Desktop.
- [Pro 20x] Weekly limit jumped 88% -> 100% with zero client activity overnight (Windows)
- Curated marketplace review request: UIZZE UI Slop Gate plugin
- ChatGPT Desktop (Windows) fails in WSL mode with "Codex app-server initialize handshake timed out"
- Windows desktop app loses ChatGPT authentication within 15–40 seconds after enabling Advanced Account Security; Codex CLI remains logged in
- Render LaTeX Math in Codex CLI
- Feature request: let Voice choose what to speak vs. show on screen
- Fails to control browser [ in app or Chrome ]
- ChatGPT Desktop for macOS: deterministic main-process V8 heap OOM at startup (builds 6644 and 6662)
- use codex and chatgpt work at the same time
- [Windows][26.814.5167.0] Hidden avatarOverlay owns completed thread; primary UI stays "Thinking"
- Codex Desktop Windows: existing local session becomes unresolvable ("thread not found" / os error 2)
- [macOS][26.810.52044] Switching between ChatGPT and Codex shows a long blocking loading state
- [macOS][26.814.41407] Standard top/bottom navigation shortcuts do not work in long thread transcripts
- [Windows][Mobile Remote Control] Sending a message can create an unmaterialized ghost thread that cannot be resumed or archived
- [macOS][Computer History] SkyComputerUseService crashes in AXObserverAddNotification and does not restart, silently losing activity
- [Windows] Browser, Chrome connector, and Computer Use fail with “Reconnecting 5/5”
- [Windows desktop] “Add to chat” annotation cannot be removed from composer
- Codex app-server panics on iSH when the aws-lc provider lacks ECDSA P-521
- iOS Remote forces official model selection when continuing a custom-model task
- [Windows 26.814] Opening an existing thread signs out a personal Pro account after workspace-only settings 401
- Simple Codex Pro tasks consistently take ~15 minutes with no visibility into queueing or backend delay
- Windows Codex Desktop: thread state corruption causes wrong prompts, queue timeouts, and scheduled-task heartbeat failures
- ChatGPT Cooldown Lockout Meter
- [macOS regression] list_threads hangs before AppServerConnection in delegated/background tasks
- Codex Desktop and CLI sharing CODEX_HOME causes local provider state and CLI threads to leak into Desktop
- [app][macOS] ChatGPT/Codex crashes (V8 OOM) and hangs in reading_mode::parse_distilled_html (web reader / DOM distiller)
- [Windows] Computer Use tool unavailable and feedback returns no-active-thread
- MCP servers disconnect every two hours
- Codex Windows: fresh OAuth refresh token immediately invalidated when two ChatGPT accounts are signed in on the web
- Clarify apply_patch escalation under approval_policy = "never"
- [macOS][ChatGPT Desktop] Ordinary Chat generation stops after WebSocket timeout and conversation-state desynchronization
- [macOS][ChatGPT Desktop] Valid application/zip attachment rejected with HTTP 415 unsupported_mime_type
- Codex Desktop: Add an “All Projects” launcher / visual grid for fast project switching
- App: add Use Option as Meta for the integrated terminal on macOS
- [macOS][26.814.41407] Browser repeatedly confirms routine pre-authorized messages
- Login/logout flow can end on generic “Oops, an error has occurred” page
- [Windows] Archiving fails with os error 2 when rollout paths use the \\?\ prefix; external path normalization is ineffective
- Linux app: history search results always open as Side Chat
- Browser plug in and chrome setting not working in the app
- Browser plugin fails after desktop update: trusted RPC dependency error
- [Windows]Browser plugin dont work
- Windows ARM64: Workspace Dependencies remain "Not installed", preventing custom pet creation and import
- Error running remote compact task
- Codex Desktop keeps logging me out and require re-login
- [Linux RPM][26.814.41407] Fedora-only mesa-vulkan-drivers dependency blocks update on openSUSE Tumbleweed
- [Windows][Codex Desktop]Semi-transparent sidebar ignores the theme surface and falls back to system Mica
- Codex Desktop loads global AGENTS.md but stale memory overrides its explicit rule
- load_workspace_dependencies is unavailable
- [Windows][Desktop 26.814.5167] Composer and app RPC actions intermittently fail with opaque {"source":"owned"} error
- [macOS Desktop] Recurrent main-process write EPIPE modal during IPC client churn
- [macOS][Codex App] Selected text has insufficient contrast in Dark appearance
- [macOS][Codex App] Top-left full-screen controls shift after returning from Settings
- memory leak: `TurnDiffTracker` grows unboundedly (OOM within hours)
- ChatGPT web: selecting all composer text can create horizontal page overflow
- [ChatGPT Desktop] Project chat cannot be re-pinned after unpinning; same chat pins normally on Web
- Desktop remote thread index can stall when an unrelated remote environment is offline
- [Windows 26.814] Browser/Chrome repair flow does not rebuild trusted RPC configuration
- respect_system_proxies=true does not make Codex use the macOS system proxy (CLI & Desktop App still connect directly)
- Linux ARM64 desktop app rejects valid ChatGPT credentials
- Windows: `thread/archive` fails with "os error 2" after `thread/resume` stores a `\\?\` (verbatim) rollout_path — same file queued twice
- Feature request: opt out of server-side chat storage / keep local CLI chats local-only
- Windows elevated sandbox setup fails with SetNamedSecurityInfoW error 5
- Support model providers in the app-server model/list API
- Windows: overlong Codex checkpoint ref paths break git fetch
- Windows sandbox recovery fails: codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe exits with 0xc0000142 after DPAPI error
- OpenAI Support Diagnostic: Browser and Chrome Runtime Bootstrap Failure
- ChatGPT can no longer control Chrome: feedback ID 01a0152c-ecc5-7f31-aa09-d655c28d7815
- Codex Desktop: sidebar auto-scroll shifts the drop target away from the cursor
- braindead classifier kills codex session that was optimizing deepseek on mac with unrecoverable "Request blocked"
- Codex 0.147.0: Workspace writes unexpectedly require approval with workspace-write + on-request
- Credit usage ledger frozen since Aug 8, 2026 — 45,252 of 53,000 purchased credits (85.4%) consumed with zero usage records; ongoing
- ChatGPT Classic Features Needed in Codex: pop-up chat, 'Work with’ app connections & ChatGPT website features
- Terminal.app intermittently crashes during Codex CLI sessions over SSH
- TUI history insertion flushes stdout once per row, defeating write batching and synchronized output
- Windows: Voice Chat Fork loses parent project context, model selection, and AGENTS startup behavior
- Archiving problem after update
- Codex set unasked for resource limitation
- Local Memories should work with custom / third-party model providers
- Archiving local Codex tasks fails after update on Windows app 26.814.5167.0
- Windows sandbox: CreateProcessAsUserW failed: 5 (Access is denied) — no command spawns under read-only or workspace-write
- macOS: Chrome tabs can be claimed, but every real-page action fails policy verification
- Collapsible groups or folders for organizing projects in the Codex sidebar
- Feature request: move an active voice session to another Codex task
- New models cache breaks older clients sharing CODEX_HOME
- [Windows] Chrome Computer Use trusted RPC failure and GPU/mouse stutter after desktop app update
- [ChatGPT Work Web][Windows] “Unable to take over the browser” blocks authentication
- Add a config-file-only path override separate from CODEX_HOME
- Codex stops working without actually doing anything
- In-app Browser intermittently fails on Windows with “Trusted RPC dependency must resolve within a configured trusted code path”
- [Windows 26.814] Browser and Chrome control stopped after morning component update
- Errors
- Context just compacted, read 0% used, yet unable to continue
- When an agent uses subagents to implement code the files changes / lines written aren't counted correctly in the end
- The 'gpt-5.3-codex' model is not supported
- Browser control fails: trusted RPC dependency outside configured trusted code path
Resolved issues (12)
- macOS Computer History intermittently interrupts Logic Pro dragging and fader input via WindowServer/HID stalls
- Computer use cannot be used with Microsoft Edge (crashes)
- (withdrawn)
- [Windows App] Active Codex turns cause system-wide stutter; stopping `codex-computer-use.exe` eliminates it
- [Codex Security] Workspace fails on Japanese Windows when Git commit subject contains non-ASCII characters
- Feature request: let Voice choose what to speak vs. show on screen
- Windows 10: saved projects disappeared from sidebar after automatic Codex update, while chats remain accessible
- Burning usage credits when specifically asked Codex Luna to stop repeatedly.
- Archiving local Codex tasks fails after update on Windows app 26.814.5167.0
- File-change approval prompt is blank when reason is absent
- [Windows 26.814] Browser and Chrome control stopped after morning component update
- Fails to control browser [ in app or Chrome ]