Codex background terminal starts opening folders / not relevant to EAS submission and build
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 16, 2026 by christopheragnus Closed Apr 16, 2026
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.121.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
iTerm2
What issue are you seeing?
Codex opens irrelevant apps and folders in the background terminal.
• rg --files /Users/christopherlam -g 'SKILL.md' | rg '/expo-deployment/SKILL.md$'
↳ rg: /Users/christopherlam/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary: Operation not permitted (os error 1)
rg: /Users/christopherlam/Library/Photos: Operation not permitted (os error 1)
rg: /Users/christopherlam/Desktop: Operation not permitted (os error 1)What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019d96ad-2a83-75a1-84dc-c580bb73113a
What is the expected behavior?
It should only run the EAS submission and build.
Additional information
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