Codex - OpenAI's coding agent - Approval button lockup

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

0.4.71

What subscription do you have?

20$ a month subscription

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code version: 1.109.0

What platform is your computer?

OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.22621

What issue are you seeing?

Observed on:

• Feb 6, 2026 and Feb 7, 2026 (local timezone: Eastern)

Repro Steps:

1. Start a Codex task that requests escalation approval (Yes/No prompt).
2. Click Yes or No in the approval UI.
3. Observe no action from the buttons and task remains blocked in pending state.
4. Pending state can persist across time/session until reload/restart.

Expected:

• Clicking Yes or No immediately resolves pending approval and unblocks the task.

Actual:

• Buttons appear but are unresponsive; approval callback does not complete.

Evidence attached:

• codex-bug-evidence-clean-*.zip
• Includes Codex log, extension host log, renderer log, main logs, crash dumps, and extracted key events.

Notable log indicators:

• Repeated item/fileChange/requestApproval traffic.
• Repeated 'Turn X does not match latest turn for conversation ...' errors.
• Exthost error: TypeError: this.diffPanel.dispose is not a function.
• Repeated CodeWindow unresponsive / UnresponsiveSampleError events in main log.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Repro Steps:

1. Start a Codex task that requests escalation approval (Yes/No prompt).
2. Click Yes or No in the approval UI.
3. Observe no action from the buttons and task remains blocked in pending state.
4. Pending state can persist across time/session until reload/restart.

What is the expected behavior?

The buttons do not become unresponsive

Additional information

codex-bug-evidence-clean-20260207-074625.zip