Bundled Codex plugins missing on Windows 11

Open 💬 4 comments Opened Jun 23, 2026 by AD126

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.142.0

What subscription do you have?

PLus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.5 high

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

_No response_

Codex doctor report

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}

What issue are you seeing?

Chrome, Browser, and Computer Use disappeared from the Plugins UI after restarting and reinstalling Codex on Windows 11.

Local diagnostics:

codex features list shows browser_use=true, browser_use_external=true, computer_use=true, and in_app_browser=true
codex plugin marketplace list only shows openai-primary-runtime and openai-curated
openai-bundled is still referenced in ~/.codex/config.toml, but is not shown by codex plugin marketplace list
Cached files still exist under ~/.codex/plugins/cache/openai-bundled
Chrome native host is registered at HKCU:\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.openai.codexextension

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019ef599-e6bb-7ca0-b969-e1efb6755425

What is the expected behavior?

Chrome, Browser, and Computer Use should appear in Plugins or be otherwise usable from Codex.

Additional information

_No response_

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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 2 months ago

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

#29654
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nos1609 · 2 months ago

Had same issue yesterday on Win10, thought it's a compatibility issue. But codex itself diagnosed Git absence on the machine.

zemeng5208 · 16 days ago

I maintain WinBridge Recovery for Windows Codex Desktop bundled-plugin recovery: https://github.com/zemeng5208/winbridge-recovery

The local state described here is exactly the kind of split-brain condition the project is designed to diagnose: openai-bundled is still referenced in config and its cached files/native host remain on disk, but codex plugin marketplace list no longer sees that marketplace, so Browser/Chrome/Computer Use disappear from the UI/runtime.

WinBridge v3.1.1 checks the layers in order instead of blindly reinstalling: current official AppX bundled source -> active/generated openai-bundled marketplace -> versioned plugin caches and latest -> Native Host/runtime paths. If the official package still contains the bundled plugins but the user-owned marketplace/cache registration is missing or partial, it can stage and validate a complete copy from the already installed package, preserve rollback data, and switch only after the manifests/hash checks pass.

I would still distinguish this from the Git-related comment above: missing Git can affect other Codex workflows, but it should not by itself explain an already-present official bundled plugin source disappearing from the active marketplace. If the AppX source itself does not contain the plugins or a server/account gate intentionally filters them, WinBridge should report that boundary rather than force availability.

It does not modify WindowsApps or bundle OpenAI binaries.

ACbang97 · 18 hours ago

I can reproduce this on Windows, and in my case the evidence points to a bundled-plugin/runtime provisioning problem rather than an entitlement issue.

Environment / symptoms:

Codex Desktop package: OpenAI.Codex 26.820.9563.0 (Microsoft Store / Windows app)
This has persisted across multiple desktop versions; reinstalling the app did not fix it.
features list shows all relevant capabilities enabled: browser_use=true, browser_use_external=true, browser_use_full_cdp_access=true, computer_use=true, in_app_browser=true, apps=true, plugins=true.
Ctrl+Shift+B opens the in-app browser successfully.
However, Chrome / Computer Use do not appear in the @ menu, and the Computer Use UI has no usable apps.
The official Chrome extension installs, and Desktop reports the browser extension as installed/enabled, but the extension still asks to open/install the desktop app and cannot connect.

Plugin/runtime state:

codex plugin marketplace list --json only shows openai-primary-runtime and openai-curated; openai-bundled is missing.
The AppX package itself does contain the bundled plugins under app/resources/plugins/openai-bundled, including browser, chrome, and computer-use.
%USERPROFILE%\.codex\.tmp\bundled-marketplaces\openai-bundled does not exist.
%USERPROFILE%\.codex\plugins\cache\openai-bundled does not exist.
The generated config references the missing bundled cache (for example, NODE_REPL_TRUSTED_SERVICES points to the browser service under plugins/cache/openai-bundled).
Chrome Native Messaging Host is never provisioned: %LOCALAPPDATA%\OpenAI\extension\com.openai.codexextension.json is missing, and HKCU\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.openai.codexextension is absent.
Manually adding openai-bundled is rejected because it is a reserved marketplace.

This looks like the Windows desktop app knows the features are enabled and ships the bundled plugins, but fails to materialize/register the trusted openai-bundled marketplace/cache and therefore never provisions the Chrome native host / Computer Use integration.

I rely on Codex heavily, so I have avoided deleting/resetting the entire .codex directory because it contains persistent local project/session state. A repair path that can rebuild only the bundled plugin/runtime state without wiping .codex would be very helpful.