New local folder based project Work chats default to Cloud chats
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 30, 2026 by briandepardo
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.721.81911
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 27.0.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
New chats created from a folder-backed local project default to Cloud Work. This prevents access to the project folder and leaves the chat outside the local project. They should default to Work locally—or prompt for the execution environment before creating the chat.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
You create a work project and attach a local folder. Then you create a chat from the new chat button next to the name of the project. Because the project is connected to a local folder, you would think the chat would default to local but it creates it as a clould chat unless you explicitly change it to local.
What is the expected behavior?
New chats created under a local folder based Work project should automatically be local based chats.
Additional information
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