Computer Use sometimes needs to be re-added and macOS permissions do not seem to persist reliably

Description

Computer Use does not seem to remain reliably available across Codex sessions/restarts, and macOS permissions for screen capture/accessibility also seem to become unavailable or require re-granting.

When I start using Codex again and mention @Computadora / computer-use@openai-bundled, the agent sometimes has to check whether the tool is available. In one case it only became usable after the agent said that Computer Use “now appeared”.

Example from a Codex thread

Thread id: 019e7b8c-7f62-70f2-a1da-a1cc01b17811

I asked:

Entra a whatsapp y fijate el chat de lucas por favor [@Computadora](plugin://computer-use@openai-bundled)

The agent replied:

Primero verifico si ya quedó activado como herramienta usable en este turno; si no, te pido/activo la instalación exacta del plugin.

Then:

Listo, ahora sí apareció Computadora.

After that, Computer Use worked and the agent used the computer-use MCP server to inspect WhatsApp.

Related issue: macOS permissions / screen capture fallback

In an earlier attempt in the same thread, the agent tried to inspect WhatsApp Desktop visually. It reported:

La captura del sistema falló por permisos de pantalla.

After that, it tried fallback approaches through AppleScript/accessibility:

Ese primer script chocó con sintaxis de AppleScript.

AppleScript está sensible con la recursión...

WhatsApp no expone texto por accesibilidad en esta ventana.

I then granted permission again and wrote:

fijate ahi te di permiso, no se porque se desactiva el permiso a codex..

Shortly after, when I asked whether the agent could use @Computadora, the agent replied:

Sí, parece que justo cuando intenté la captura se abrió el flujo de “Adding Computer Use…”, o sea todavía no quedó disponible como herramienta usable en este turno.

And then:

No me apareció todavía como herramienta callable...

Expected behavior

Once Computer Use is added/enabled and macOS permissions are granted, it should remain available automatically across Codex restarts/sessions.

The agent should not need to re-add/reload the plugin, and screen capture/accessibility permissions should not appear to reset or require repeated re-granting.

Actual behavior

The agent can get stuck between:

• Computer Use not being available yet / “Adding Computer Use…”
• screen capture failing due to permissions
• fallback AppleScript/accessibility attempts that are brittle and do not reliably expose app text
• eventually needing the user to grant permissions or invoke/re-add Computer Use again

Additional local log clue

Local logs also showed:

configured non-curated plugin no longer exists in discovered marketplaces during cache refresh plugin="computer-use" marketplace="openai-bundled"

After that, the computer-use MCP server initialized and listed tools successfully.

Environment

• Codex desktop app
• macOS
• Plugin: computer-use@openai-bundled
• Local service present: Codex Computer Use.app