Codex Extension is repeatedly showing ads even on Plus account

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 28, 2026 by Rawalanche

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

0.4.79

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11 25H2

What issue are you seeing?

Codex VSCode extension is repeatedy displaying ads anytime a keyword is used. Even when the ad is dismissed by close button, it will reappear in the next VSCode session. This happens even on paid account such as Plus. This is absolutely unacceptable as it is extremely distracting and adds an infuriating chore of stopping writing the prompt and having to click close button in the middle of transferring the the train of though into the prompt box.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Open the prompt box
Type "try to use linear interpolation"
An ad to install Linear MCP pops up above the prompt box, even on paid accounts

What is the expected behavior?

Codex shows NO ADS

Additional information

_No response_

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2 Comments

sstklen · 6 months ago

Hey! I ran into a similar pattern in our bug knowledge base and thought this might help.

What's happening: The Codex VS Code extension (v0.4.79) displays MCP integration suggestions (e.g., Linear MCP) when certain keywords appear in the prompt box. These popups persist across sessions even after dismissal and appear regardless of subscription tier (Plus included). The trigger is keyword matching in user input.

What worked for us:

Check if there is a setting in the Codex extension to disable MCP suggestions or recommendations (search 'codex' in VS Code Settings). 2. Try downgrading to an earlier extension version where this behavior was not present. 3. If no setting exists, file a bug report on the Codex extension repo specifying: extension version 0.4.79, Plus subscription, exact trigger keyword ('linear interpolation'), and that dismissal does not persist across sessions.

📊 _We found 2 similar cases in our knowledge base with the same pattern — this gives us medium confidence in this analysis._

Hope this helps! Let me know if it doesn't match your case — happy to dig deeper. 🦞

_Disclosure: This analysis is from Confucius Debug, an AI-powered community KB for agent bugs. Please verify before applying._

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jako479 · 4 months ago

I get the "Use Teams plugin for this prompt" repeatedly, every day. I'm paying for the Plus account as well.

It pops up immediately when I type the word "teams" anywhere in the prompt message. I'm working on a library of tools for an online football game league, so, yeah, the word "teams" comes up excessively often. This prompt shouldn't have ever come up again after I closed it the very first time, thanks Codex and Microsoft.