Codex Desktop review pane empty for WSL workspace because Git watcher uses Windows-local paths

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

26.421.11020

What subscription do you have?

Pro $200

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22631.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Summary

Codex Desktop correctly detects unstaged file count for a WSL workspace, but the Review pane renders empty. Logs show Git commands run against the WSL path, while the Git repo watcher runs as a Windows-local watcher and calls fs.watch on raw Linux paths like /home/.../.git.

WORKAROUND: Creating a Windows symlink from C:\home\... to the WSL UNC path works around the issue, which strongly suggests a WSL path translation bug.

Environment

• OS: Windows with WSL Ubuntu
• Workspace path in WSL: /home/ekane/src/github.com/sentrylink/webapp
• Codex Desktop package: OpenAI.Codex_26.421.620.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0
• App server version from logs: 0.123.0-alpha.5
• Session host reported in logs: hostId=local, isRemote=false

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Symptoms

1. Open a Git repo stored under WSL, for example:

/home/ekane/src/github.com/sentrylink/webapp

1. Modify several files.
2. Open the Review pane.
3. The header correctly reports unstaged files, e.g. 3 files changed.
4. The Review pane body is empty.

What is the expected behavior?

Unstaged files should be shown with their diffs in the Review pane.

Additional information

Relevant Logs

Git commands are issued with the WSL cwd:

cwd=/home/ekane/src/github.com/sentrylink/webapp
hostId=local
isRemote=false