Issue: CLI banner tells users “run codex app” even though codex app is not a CLI subcommand and the Codex desktop app is not available on Windows.

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 7, 2026 by SiddinWolfsbane Closed Feb 7, 2026
  • Issue: CLI banner tells users “run codex app” even though codex app is not a CLI subcommand and the Codex desktop

app is not available on Windows.

  • Repro steps:
  1. On Windows (CLI shows directory C:\Windows\System32), run codex or codex app.
  2. Banner appears: “Tip: Try the Codex App… Run ‘codex app’…”.
  3. CLI just starts the TUI and treats “app” as the first prompt; no desktop app launches.
  • Expected: Either (a) no “run codex app” prompt on unsupported platforms, or (b) a message explaining the desktop app

is macOS-only for now with a link to the web version.

  • Actual: Misleading banner implies a working CLI subcommand on Windows.
  • Environment: Windows (System32), Codex CLI codex-cli 0.98.0, date observed Sat Feb 7, 2026.
  • Impact: Confuses Windows users; wastes time troubleshooting a non-existent command; erodes trust.

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