Digest / Week of May 18–24, 2026
Codex Week in Review — May 18–24, 2026
766 new issues filed ·
190 resolved in openai/codex.
Most discussed new issues
- Codex Desktop no longer shows visible context/token usage indicator
- Codex app subagent cards can remain stuck/visible after close while close/readback reports no live agent
- Codex Desktop 26.519.22136: local project conversation history missing after update, threads still exist in state_5.sqlite
- Codex Desktop accepts prompt but UI stays stuck in Thinking; Stop fails and turn can become invisible after restart
- Windows elevated sandbox fails with “spawn setup refresh” after Codex CLI update; unelevated sandbox works
- Codex Desktop: gpt-5.5 xhigh turn stalled 30m before first output, then resumed normally
- Official Meta Ads MCP fails OAuth login with invalid_client_metadata
- Critical: false-positive cyber-risk warnings still block normal Gov/GSM dev work; thread ID and 2026-05-19 screenshots provided
- Context window usage indicator is not displayed
- Remote compact task fails with "array too long" error after upgrading to 0.132.0
- Codex mobile does not show SSH remote projects from connected Mac host
- Google Drive Sheets connector can read spreadsheet but cannot write after plugin reinstall; shared read quota also returns 429
- Windows sandbox setup refresh failures despite healthy doctor
- macOS shows “Malware Blocked” alert for Codex helper on Codex App 26.519.41501
- Codex Desktop Chrome plugin: Native Messaging Host registry key missing on Windows
- WSL agent environment corrupts local state_5.sqlite migration on Windows
- remote-control daemon stays alive but device disappears from ChatGPT mobile app until app-server restart
- Remote Control goes offline while desktop WebSocket to chatgpt.com remains active
- Codex on GPT-5.5 when will it support 1M?
- on mac after codex update： Codex cannot access its local database.
Day by day
- May 18, 2026 106 new · 36 resolved
- May 19, 2026 108 new · 27 resolved
- May 20, 2026 100 new · 24 resolved
- May 21, 2026 127 new · 34 resolved
- May 22, 2026 140 new · 35 resolved
- May 23, 2026 101 new · 17 resolved
- May 24, 2026 84 new · 17 resolved