[Windows]Codex IDE full access still requests approval

same here

I can confirm this issue exists. I tried overwriting both sandbox modes and approval modes via .vscode/settings.json and ~/.codex/config.toml, but the Visual Studio Code plugin continues to prompt for approval. Codex CLI respects the settings, but the Visual Studo Code plugin does not.

Yes makes it basically unusable which is a shame cause the rest of it seems so nice

same issue, just got on codex and experienced this. though i was missing a setting.

same here

I have the same issue, also tried setting the global

{
"chat.tools.autoApprove": true
}

in settings.json, and it didn't change a thing

Same

same here

Same

Made a PR to fix https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/2988
Related topics https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2860 and https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2969

Same here, this is frustrating in otherwise quite excellent Codex IDE. I'm using it in Windsurf.

same for me

Duplicate of #2860

Made a PR to fix #2988 Related topics #2860 and #2969

Not working in 0.29.0 even after the Merge

> Made a PR to fix #2988 Related topics #2860 and #2969 Not working in 0.29.0 even after the Merge

PR #2988 did not make it into release 0.29.0. It will be included in the next release
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@Sing303 I am unsure if your reply is well-meaning or not, but anyway thanks for the info

Fix now available in 0.30.0! https://github.com/openai/codex/releases

Fix now available in 0.30.0! https://github.com/openai/codex/releases

This doesn't seem to work in the IDE extension - does that use its own model or something?

@jamneutrino admittedly, the two are on separate release cadences right now...

@jamneutrino I just published version 0.5.4 of the extension as a pre-release (may take some time to propagate through the Marketplace servers). If you're willing to try that, I think it should work?

@jamneutrino I just published version 0.5.4 of the extension as a pre-release (may take some time to propagate through the Marketplace servers). If you're willing to try that, I think it should work?

That would be great! Where can I access it? Im really excited to start using the IDE extension 😊

@jamneutrino in the extensions tab in vs code, find Codex in the list, click it, and in the fullscreen page that opens, there should be a "switch to pre release" button?

@jamneutrino

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I can confirm the fix works in 0.5.4

@jamneutrino in the extensions tab in vs code, find Codex in the list, click it, and in the fullscreen page that opens, there should be a "switch to pre release" button?

Awesome it seems to be working! Great job from you and the team!!

This is a total failure from OpenAI. Will consider going back to Anthropic now

Not working for me. CODEX worked marevouslly, it helped me A LOT but this bug makes it literally unusable and make you feel like an stupid monkey pushing a button.

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This still exists. I was hoping to use the new gpt-5-codex but can't properly.

I’m using 0.5.11 version and still need to clic “approve this session” for all requests.

Can confirm. This is absolutely infuriating.

Odd thing is, i downgraded to version 0.5.4 and it still doesnt work. I have to push "aprove this session" all the time. I'm on windows 11.

Same issue here using 0.5.12

I've reverted to using Codex Web for now. It's working in a similar way,
so is the easiest solution for now.

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I can confirm this is still not fixed in 0.5.12. Makes Codex inside VScode unusuable.

just spent hours with this bug. confirm that it still exists. pretty shocking that it's still ongoing for such a fundamental, extension breaking issue. needs to be re-opened.

same, still with latest version in cursor

Bug persists on 0.5.12

same issue

SAME

same

Run this in CLI instead of the extension: codex --sandbox workspace-write --ask-for-approval never

Run this in CLI instead of the extension: codex --sandbox workspace-write --ask-for-approval never

Doesnt work for me. CLI can't read any file from my project

I tried to list the contents of app/, but the environment blocks read commands. To integrate it properly, I need to see

where your sidebar and menu are.

Please share:

• app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
• app/src/main/res/menu/ (sidebar menu file, if it exists)
• app/src/main/res/menu/ (sidebar menu file, if it exists)
• app/src/main/res/layout/ (layout where that sidebar or its container is defined)
• Indicate whether you use Navigation Component (nav_graph) or handle clicks manually.

My mind now thinks that this is an strategy from OpenAI keeping us from burning tokens, but hey, don't offer the possibility then

I got resolve downloading and install last Codex cli using

npm install -g @openai/codex

after restart vs code, next commands no more ask me to approval.

Alternatively, the Codex CLI itself instructed me to set this option in the settings.json

"openAI.approvalPolicy": "never"

its work, change mode to agent (full access), and this is my setting.json

"chatgpt.cliExecutable": "",
"openAI.approvalPolicy": "auto",
"chat.tools.autoApprove": "true",
"files.autoSave": "afterDelay"