Paste text to the codex CLI via CTRL+V keyboard combination is broken

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 6, 2026 by vadym-hyryn Closed Feb 8, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.98.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.3-codex

What platform is your computer?

Windows

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Attempt to paste text in Codex CLI with CTRL+V keyboard combination leads to this error:
■ Failed to paste image: no image on clipboard: The clipboard contents were not available in the requested format or the clipboard is empty.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Open Powershell 7
  2. Run codex
  3. Select model gpt-5.3-codex
  4. Outside Codex CLI, copy any text (e.g. from notepad)
  5. Go back to the Codex CLI, use keyboard combination CTRL+V to paste the text

What is the expected behavior?

Text was added

Additional information

Paste with mouse still working, it is not working only via keyboard combination CTRL+V.

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 6 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #8553

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vadym-hyryn · 6 months ago
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate. * Text omitted when pasting #8553 _Powered by Codex Action_

The potential duplicate also related to CTRL+V combination, but has different issue.