Codex IDE extension fails with 403 Forbidden over Remote SSH on Linux etc.

Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 21, 2026 by huangtao334334-commits
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

Version 26.5513.21555

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code / Positron with Remote SSH

What platform is your computer?

Local: Windows 111 x64, Remote: Linux server via SSH

What issue are you seeing?

When connecting to a Linux server via SSH, the Codex CLI (Version 26.5513.21555)in VS Code, Positron, and similar IDEs keeps showing errors. Reconnecting... 2/5 Reconnecting... 3/5 Reconnecting... 4/5 Reconnecting... 5/5 Reconnecting... 1/5 Reconnecting... 2/5 Reconnecting... 3/5 Reconnecting... 4/5 Reconnecting... 5/5 unexpected status 403 Forbidden: <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <style global>body{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}.container{align-items:center;display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:100%;justify-content:center;width:100%}@keyframes enlarge-appear{0%{opacity:0;transform:scale(75%) rotate(-90deg)}to{opacity:1;transform:scale(100%) rotate(0deg)}}.logo{color:#8e8ea0;padding-bottom:1.5rem}.scale-appear{animation:enlarge-appear .4s ease-out}@media (min-width:768px){.scale-appear{height:48px;width:48px}}.data:empty{display:none}.data{border-radius:5px;color:#8e8ea0;max-width:420px;text-align:center;width:100%}.data ul{list-style:none;padding:0}.blocked-icon{color:#ef4444}.message{align-items:center;display:flex;font-size:1.5rem;gap:1rem;justify-content:center}.explanation{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.5;max-width:420px;opacity:50%;text-align:center;width:100%}.explanation a{color:#000}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){body{background-color:#343541;c..., url: https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses, cf-ray: 9ff5d69b08c128ee-HKG ##Network:
Using a proxy with a Japan exit node.

Additional notes:

  • The Codex desktop app works normally under the same network environment.
  • Running Codex directly in a normal Linux terminal also works normally.
  • The issue only occurs when using the Codex IDE extension inside VS Code / Positron over Remote SSH.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

<img width="2048" height="1419" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3c90229c-5677-4f52-90d8-ca6cd5eaf759" />

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 3 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #23061
  • #22472

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huangtao334334-commits · 3 months ago
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate. Codex app keeps reconnecting and fails with “stream disconnected before completion” #23061 Codex stream disconnected before completion on clean conversations #22472 _Powered by Codex Action

I think this issue is different from #23061 and #22472. Those two issues seem to be related to problems with the Codex desktop app, while the Codex desktop app works normally in my environment. My issue is specific to the Codex IDE extension when used in VS Code / Positron over Remote SSH to a Linux server. Please review the details of this report carefully. The figure also clearly shows this using Positron. Thank you very much.