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Safety block

Open 💬 9 comments Opened Feb 24, 2026 by synestiqx
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What issue are you seeing?

On Linux, when I launch Codex in a new folder it asks whether the folder is trusted. I choose “yes,” and instantly GPT-5.3 Codex disappears from the model list. This has happened twice — the project was just a Three.js test, no cybersecurity setup, no env files, nothing; simply confirming trust at startup blocks it. Fortunately, I sent feedback and it got unlocked.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

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What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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9 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 4 months ago

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

  • #12088
  • #12093
  • #12171
  • #12132
  • #11734

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synestiqx · 4 months ago

@etraut-openai
I don’t know why the safety check was removed, since that’s exactly what this is about.

etraut-openai contributor · 4 months ago

The safety-check label is for our server-side safety checks. If you're seeing this as soon as you selected "trusted", then it's not related to server-side safety checks. Also, the server-side safety checks don't affect model availability.

When you said that you "sent feedback and got it unlocked", do you mean that you contacted OpenAI support?

synestiqx · 4 months ago

No — I sent /feedback safety and it unlocked after a moment, then it got blocked again when I opened a new folder, and unlocked once more after I sent /feedback safety again.

etraut-openai contributor · 4 months ago

OK, thanks for the clarification. This sounds like a client-side bug, probably in the TUI (terminal UI) code. I'll see if I can track it down.

etraut-openai contributor · 4 months ago

When you say that GPT-5.3 Codex "instantly disappears from the model list", can you clarify what you mean? Which model list? The one that appears when you use the /model slash command? How would you know if it immediately disappears, since that list isn't displayed at the time? Or are you saying that the next time you use the /model command, it doesn't appear in the list?

I'm struggling to repro the problem, so any additional clarifications are appreciated.

synestiqx · 4 months ago
  1. I enter the folder, open the terminal, and type codex. I get a prompt asking whether the folder is trusted — I choose Yes and continue.
  2. After Codex launches, GPT-5.2 Codex is selected automatically.
  3. I type /model 5.3, but it does not appear on the list at all.
  4. I repeat the process multiple times, and nothing changes.
  5. I type /feedback and choose the Safety option.
  6. After a while, the model returns to the list.
synestiqx · 4 months ago

I did not resolve the issue — I accidentally closed the thread by mistake and clicked the wrong option. The problem is not finished yet.

synestiqx · 3 months ago

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Exactly — after clicking “Yes” the model would disappear. Not sure if that’s still the case, I’d rather not test it in case it locks me out.