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.
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This is a recent regression in behavior. I think it used to be possible to accept file edits for the session. Now you can only do it on a per-file basis, but it doesn't actually remember the choice. This makes codex completely unusable; I don't understand how this change ever shipped in a paid product.
Please try the latest release version
0.122.0and let me know if you are still facing this!I'm seeing this same issue on v0.130.0 as well.
This is on Linux, in a trusted workspace.