Digest / Week of August 17–23, 2026
Codex Week in Review — August 17–23, 2026
921 new issues filed ·
126 resolved in openai/codex.
Most discussed new issues
- Codex built-in browser plugin initialization fails: Trusted RPC dependency is not within a trusted code path
- [macOS][26.814.41407] Opening an existing conversation invalidates ChatGPT auth and redirects to sign-in
- 0.148.0 sends prompt_cache_retention on gpt-5.6-sol and every turn fails
- Codex App with gpt-5.6-sol aborts with unsupported prompt_cache_retention
- add an option to disable “Ran N commands” collapsing and always show executed commands
- [Windows 26.814] Opening an existing thread signs out a personal Pro account after workspace-only settings 401
- Windows: `thread/archive` fails with "os error 2" after `thread/resume` stores a `\\?\` (verbatim) rollout_path — same file queued twice
- Fails to control browser [ in app or Chrome ]
- Repeated sign-in screen appears after completing a response or opening an existing session
- [Windows] Archiving fails with os error 2 when rollout paths use the \\?\ prefix; external path normalization is ineffective
- Browser control fails: trusted RPC dependency outside configured trusted code path
- Workspace terminal fails to start with "setup refresh had errors"
- Windows desktop app loses ChatGPT authentication within 15–40 seconds after enabling Advanced Account Security; Codex CLI remains logged in
- [Windows] Local thread archiving fails with thread-store os error 2
- [Windows] Cannot archive conversations when rollout paths use the \\?\ prefix
- Codex Stuck in Login Loop Windows 11
- Windows Remote: QR pairing succeeds but Android clients cannot establish session (`nextConnectionCount=0`) on 26.818.31338
- Windows host pairs with Android Remote, but conversations fail to load; `/wham/tasks/list` returns 503
- GPT-5.6 Sol still receives 272K max_context_window after long-context rollout; Terra and Luna receive 872K
- Codex Remote Control unstable / disconnecting across Android and iOS while Windows Desktop works normally
Day by day
- August 17, 2026 111 new · 6 resolved
- August 18, 2026 130 new · 12 resolved
- August 19, 2026 152 new · 24 resolved
- August 20, 2026 162 new · 19 resolved
- August 21, 2026 148 new · 25 resolved
- August 22, 2026 114 new · 14 resolved
- August 23, 2026 104 new · 26 resolved