Codex sidebar fails to open in TRAE: missing command workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Mar 25, 2026 by stephenlzc Closed Apr 4, 2026

What version of Codex is running?

Codex IDE extension from OpenAI (@ext:openai.chatgpt) in TRAE (VS Code fork).

Which model are you using?

N/A (UI fails before usable thread/sidebar interaction).

What operating system are you using?

macOS

Reproduction steps

  1. Install the official OpenAI Codex extension in TRAE.
  2. Open Command Palette and run Codex: Open Codex Sidebar.
  3. Observe no sidebar opens (no visible UI response).
  4. Check extension output/logs.

Expected behavior

Codex sidebar should be focused/opened successfully.

Actual behavior

No sidebar opens. Logs repeatedly show IPC warnings and explicit view-focus errors:

[warning] [IpcClient] Received broadcast but no handler is configured method=thread-stream-state-changed
[error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"

Logs

Key errors (timestamps in Asia/Shanghai, UTC+8):

2026-03-26T00:01:01.936+08:00 [error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"
2026-03-26T00:01:04.904+08:00 [error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"
2026-03-26T00:04:02.332+08:00 [error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"
2026-03-26T00:04:18.067+08:00 [error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"
2026-03-26T00:05:14.963+08:00 [error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"
2026-03-26T00:05:33.884+08:00 [error] Failed to focus Codex view error="command 'workbench.view.extension.codexSecondaryViewContainer' not found"

Also repeated throughout:

[warning] [IpcClient] Received broadcast but no handler is configured method=thread-stream-state-changed

Notes

This appears to be an IDE-compatibility issue in a VS Code fork where the extension expects a command id that is not available.

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