Persisting approvals for file edits does not work

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.120.0

What subscription do you have?

The most expensive one

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4 xhigh

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.17.0-14-generic x86_64 unknown

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

_No response_

What issue are you seeing?

When editing files, I get a permission prompt for each edit even when choosing "yes, and don't ask for this file ever again".

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019d85a5-580d-7751-9225-31275745fff5

What is the expected behavior?

When I choose "don't ask for permission to edit this file", it would not ask permission to edit that file again.

Additional information

The broken permission handling system is making codex unusable for me and I've gone and cancelled my $200/month subscription. Please try adopting Claude Code's permission system (e.g. authorize all edits within directory codex is running, have simple hooks for scripts I can use to auto-approve chosen commands) as is, they've really figured this out. The only reasonable option for codex seems to be to run it with full permissions and that's not feasible for my use cases.