Codex desktop app: Attach appshot always fails on macOS 13.7.8
Open 💬 0 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by drashti-spaceo
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.519.81530
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Free
What platform is your computer?
Darwin x86_64 macOS 13.7.8
What issue are you seeing?
In the Codex desktop app, “Attach appshot” always fails with the toast:
Unable to attach appshot
Screen Recording is enabled for both Codex and Codex Helper. I tried removing/re-adding permissions, resetting ScreenCapture permissions, quitting/reopening Codex, and restarting. It still fails every time.
macOS logs show:
CGSWindowShmemCreateWithPort failed on port 0
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex desktop app on macOS 13.7.8.
- Ensure Screen Recording is enabled for Codex and Codex Helper.
- Open any visible app window.
- In Codex, click attach / appshot.
- Select the visible app window.
Result: Codex shows “Unable to attach appshot”.
Expected: Codex should attach the selected app/window screenshot.
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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