Duplicate of #37029: Computer Use plugin cannot initialize on Windows: EPERM lstat on Codex install directory

Summary

The bundled Computer Use plugin cannot initialize on Windows because importing @oai/sky fails while attempting to lstat the Codex installation directory.

Environment

• OS: Windows NT 10.0.26200.0
• Codex desktop app: latest available version as of 2026-08-05
• Computer Use plugin version: 26.730.61639
• Plugin: computer-use@openai-bundled

Reproduction steps

1. Install the Computer Use plugin in the Codex desktop app.
2. Start a task that invokes Computer Use (for example, control Spotify).
3. Initialize the documented runtime in the Node REPL:

if (!globalThis.sky) {
  const { sky } = await import("@oai/sky");
  globalThis.sky = sky;
}

Actual behavior

Initialization fails immediately, before any Windows application is controlled:

EPERM: operation not permitted, lstat 'C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\OpenAI\Codex'

A read-only permission request for that exact directory is reported as granted, but retrying produces the same error. PowerShell access to the same directory also remains denied after the grant.

Expected behavior

@oai/sky should load successfully and Computer Use should be able to enumerate/control Windows applications.

Troubleshooting already attempted

• Restarted Codex.
• Confirmed Codex is up to date.
• Uninstalled and reinstalled the Computer Use plugin.
• Reset the persistent Node REPL kernel.
• Retried initialization after reinstall.
• Requested read access to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\OpenAI\Codex; the request returned success, but access was still denied.

The failure persisted unchanged after all steps. This appears to be either a sandbox-permission propagation problem or a runtime package-resolution access issue involving the Codex installation directory.