Codex Desktop for Windows does not load local MCP plugin tools

Open 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 24, 2026 by MCQ2000

I submitted in-app feedback with uploaded thread:

019dbc78-7907-7dc3-a498-8255e105f63c

Summary:
Codex Desktop for Windows does not expose tools from a local MCP plugin even though the plugin is registered, enabled, cached, and the MCP server works when run directly.

Expected:
After installing/enabling a local MCP plugin and restarting Codex Desktop, tools from that plugin should be available to Codex.

Actual:
Tool discovery returns 0 tools for the local plugin, and no tools from the plugin are registered after both app restart and full computer restart.

Validation:
The plugin's MCP server responds successfully to initialize and tools/list when run directly from the plugin root.

Additional context:
The in-app feedback flow provided this issue template link:
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/new?template=1-codex-app.yml&steps=Uploaded%20thread%3A%20019dbc78-7907-7dc3-a498-8255e105f63c

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