### What version of Codex is running? codex-cli 0.29.0 + VSCode plugin 0.5.3 ### Which model were you using? gpt5 ### What platform is your computer? Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64 ### What steps can reproduce the bug? - Install VSCode Codex extension. - Ask the AI something that needs several files editing. ### What is the expected behavior? - At first file edit, the tool asks if it can edit the file. - I press "Allow every time". - The tool never asks me again during this sessi

"Allow every time" is asked every time

Resolved 💬 18 comments Opened Sep 4, 2025 by PhunkyBob Closed Sep 4, 2025

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (gpeal, contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.29.0 + VSCode plugin 0.5.3

Which model were you using?

gpt5

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Install VSCode Codex extension.
Ask the AI something that needs several files editing.

What is the expected behavior?

At first file edit, the tool asks if it can edit the file.
I press "Allow every time".
The tool never asks me again during this session to edit files.

What do you see instead?

Every time the tool needs to edit a file, it asks me the permission.

Additional information

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18 Comments

euclideannodes · 10 months ago

This situation is seriously impacting my productivity and time. I desperately need this resolved. I'm constantly standing before the computer, hitting the enter key.

gpeal contributor · 10 months ago

Duplicate of #2680

Thanks for the report. We're actively working on some Windows improvements. We know this isn't ideal at the moment

PhunkyBob · 10 months ago

Duplicate of https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2680 (Support environment variable expansion)

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Achillesgzucm · 10 months ago

GO! Codex!

Naphier · 10 months ago

@gpeal sorry but it's not clear how this is a duplicate of #2680
It's quite painful and I'd like to be sure it's not missed.

Mokhtar2k · 10 months ago

That's not related at all. Please we need a quick fix for this. This is painful. A single request might need 30 approvals!

Duplicate of #2680 Thanks for the report. We're actively working on some Windows improvements. We know this isn't ideal at the moment

mqhamdam · 10 months ago

Allow every time now asks every time for file changes, previously it was asking everytime for pwsh command

Witroch4 · 10 months ago

mesma coisa aqui!!!!

justin-thon · 10 months ago

This bug still exists even in the latest codex version as of today 0.38.0. I am on windows and using codex in wsl seems to work.

PhunkyBob · 10 months ago

0.38.0 with Windows command line -> still asking for every action.

ChrisPrefect · 10 months ago

Why is this closed when the bug very much still exists?

edgar-silchenko · 9 months ago

Persists on openai.chatgpt-0.5.15-win32-x64...

mqhamdam · 9 months ago

Persists on openai.chatgpt-0.5.15-win32-x64...

@edgar-silchenko I tried to use with Full Access mode, and it is not asking me anything anymore

Of course, it’s not a solution, but what can we do if openai doesn’t care? A temporary workaround is using full-access mode, at your own risk.

edgar-silchenko · 9 months ago

@mqhamdam Thanks! That helped. IDK how I missed that setting 😅

PhunkyBob · 9 months ago

I'm using the --yolo flag to avoid confirmations every 12 seconds.
Yesterday, the tool executed cd wrong_folder ; rm -rf *.* and everything in my current folder disappeared...

nathanfunk · 9 months ago

Please get this fixed... this is embarrassing

JakkuSakura · 9 months ago

I'm still getting this issue, with CLI.

In one of my project, it asks perms to edit the file everytime. in other projects it was fine
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steveepreston · 8 months ago

on the VSCode how can we enable yolo mode?