Codex app is offered by codex CLI, but it's offered regardless of minimum system checks
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 12, 2026 by 26tajeen Closed Feb 14, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
none it wouldn't open
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What issue are you seeing?
The application /Applications/Codex.app cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10661 "(null)" UserInfo={_LSLine=4200, _LSFunction=_LSOpenStuffCallLocal} Error: `open -a /Applications/Codex.app /Users
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Be on Mac OS X Ventura 13.7.8
What is the expected behavior?
Shouldn't be offered to download if system doesn't support it
Additional information
_No response_
3 Comments
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Yeah, if you're running on an old OS, you won't be able to run the app.
I just thought adding a gate would be good UX