Codex macOS app runs git add on entire home directory, 100% CPU
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 28, 2026 by iamtoruk
Codex.app (macOS) spawns git add processes that attempt to index the entire home directory, including .claude/, Chrome cache files, and other unrelated data. The git process consistently hits 98-100% CPU and respawns after being killed.
Process trace:
Parent: /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/MacOS/Codex (PID 64263)
Child: git add -- .claude/skills/ .chrome_profile_instance_1/Default/Cache/ ...
CPU: 98.7%Expected: Codex should only track files within the active project directory.
Actual: Codex runs git add across ~/, indexing Chrome cache, Claude config, telemetry files, and other unrelated directories.
macOS, April 2026.
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