Plugins not show, only show skills

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Mar 31, 2026 by nguyenytran Closed Mar 31, 2026

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Codex 26.325.31654 is currently the newest version available.

What subscription do you have?

Business

What platform is your computer?

_No response_

What issue are you seeing?

Tab Plugins do not show in siderbar Codex app

I have updated to the latest version.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Upgrade lasted version

reset app codex, As soon as you open it, the Plugins tab will appear for about 1 second, then it will go back to the Skills tab.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

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5 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 5 months ago

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

#16133
#16006
#16236

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sajeshsj · 4 months ago

I’m seeing the same issue on Windows with Codex 26.325.31654.

On startup, I briefly see the new Plugins / New Plugin experience, but after the app settles it falls back to Skills and the stable Plugins UI disappears. I was trying to connect Figma MCP, and even after adding the server, setting FIGMA_OAUTH_TOKEN, and confirming the env var is present, the MCP handshake still returns Auth required.

My setup is:

Personal ChatGPT account
Windows Codex desktop app
Company-managed laptop with ESET Endpoint Security installed

This seems very similar to the behavior described here, so adding another repro in case it helps narrow down whether this is a Windows app/plugin-surface bug or a startup gating issue.

grabbou · 4 months ago

I was able to temporarily fix it by setting "plugins = true" in the [features] in custom configuration, but it is weird it is not enabled by default.

Apps do not work with that unfortunately.

quang-flexos · 4 months ago

I was able to temporarily fix it by setting "plugins = true" in the [features] in custom configuration, but it is weird it is not enabled by default. Apps do not work with that unfortunately.

This is the solution!

nguyenytran · 4 months ago

I was able to temporarily fix it by setting "plugins = true" in the [features] in custom configuration, but it is weird it is not enabled by default. Apps do not work with that unfortunately.

Thanks for the solution, it work for me