Cannot transcribe text into prompt using macos accessibility tools

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Aug 5, 2025 by savanthongvanh Closed Oct 16, 2025

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.11.0

Which model were you using?

codex-mini-latest

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 24.3.0 arm64 arm

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  • Configure dication per instructions (i use ctrl key twice as shortcut)

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-dictation-mh40584/mac

works

  • open terminal
  • hit control key twice
  • say ls
  • see macos typing "ls"

doesnt work

  • open terminal
  • start codex

``codex``

  • hit control key twice
  • say "potato"
  • observe codex doing nothing

Seems like the dictation feature should work as this works.

it does work if you start the dictation before you start codex

What is the expected behavior?

  • open terminal
  • start codex

``codex``

  • hit control key twice
  • say "potato"
  • observe potato being typed

What do you see instead?

i see codex doing nothing

Additional information

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