Windows CLI advertises `codex app`, but the `app` subcommand does not exist in codex-cli 0.114.0`

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Mar 11, 2026 by Yoda-Moze

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.114.0

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Windows Terminal/cmd.exe

What issue are you seeing?

The CLI/startup message and packaged README say to run codex app, but that subcommand is not available on Windows in the current
install.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

in the command prompt, run codex app

What is the expected behavior?

launch Codex App

Additional information

Observed behavior:

  1. Startup tip says:

"Tip: New Try the Codex App, now available on Windows, with 2x rate limits until April 2nd. Run 'codex app' or visit
https://chatgpt.com/codex?app-landing-page=true"

  1. Packaged README also says:

"If you want the desktop app experience, run codex app or visit https://chatgpt.com/codex?app-landing-page=true"

  1. But the installed CLI does not expose that command:
  • codex --help shows app-server but not app
  • codex help app returns:

error: unrecognized subcommand 'app'

Additional Windows-specific behavior:

  • Every codex invocation prints:

WARNING: proceeding, even though we could not update PATH: Access is denied. (os error 5)

  • codex features list also fails with:

Error: Access is denied. (os error 5)

Expected behavior:

  • If Windows is advertised as supporting codex app, then codex app should exist and work.
  • Otherwise the startup tip / README should not instruct Windows users to run a nonexistent command.

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