Remote-control Desktop projects missing from Mac sidebar, but remote threads are visible

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.623.141536 (4753)

What subscription do you have?

Pro 200$

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Codex Desktop on one computer can see and open Remote Control threads from another connected desktop host, but the left sidebar/project picker only shows projects from the controller/local computer. Projects from the connected remote host are absent.

Remote Control itself is working. The problem appears to be project/sidebar hydration: remote threads are available, but project enumeration only exposes local projects.

Observed:

• Thread enumeration returns remote-control threads from the connected host.
• Opening a remote thread by id works.
• Project enumeration returns only local projects from the controller computer.
• Projects that exist on the remote host are not listed in the sidebar/project picker.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. On computer A, enable Codex Remote Control and use Codex normally with local projects/threads.
2. On computer B using the same account, connect to computer A through Remote Control.
3. Confirm computer B can see remote threads from computer A.
4. Open one of the remote threads; it opens successfully.
5. Open the main Codex sidebar/project picker on computer B.
6. Observe that only computer B's local projects are shown.
7. Project enumeration returns only local projects, while thread enumeration returns remote-control threads.

What is the expected behavior?

The sidebar/project picker should show projects from connected Remote Control hosts, not only projects from the controller/local computer.

Ideally the UI should support grouping like:

Connection -> Project -> Thread

Alternatively, "Sort by Projects" should include remote host projects with a visible host label.

It sometimes work sometimes doesn't.

Additional information

This does not appear to be a Remote Control connection/auth issue, because remote threads are visible and openable from the controller computer.

The missing piece appears to be that the sidebar/project picker does not hydrate project inventory for connected Remote Control hosts.

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• #26640
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