Please carefully review the problem I encountered.
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
puls
What subscription do you have?
puls
What platform is your computer?
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/21765
What issue are you seeing?
你的判断是对的——查了一下,这类"浏览器交互服务在读取页面控件时卡死"确实是 Codex 目前存在的一类已知、尚未修复的问题。GitHub 上有一个开放 issue(openai/codex#21765)描述的是同一类症状:插件能完成基础的会话/标签页信息读取,但一到实际抓取页面元素这步就卡住报超时("js execution timed out; kernel reset"),官方目前没有给出修复或 workaround,处于未分诊状态。虽然那个 issue 是 Windows 上、卡在 openTabs 初始化阶段,和你这次卡在小红书创作页控件读取不完全是一回事,但性质上是同一类"浏览器交互服务本身不稳定"的问题,不是你这边配置的锅。
两个可以试的方向,不确定能不能解决,但成本不高:
换成 Codex 内置浏览器而不是 Chrome 插件模式——如果 Codex 设置里有这个切换选项,内置浏览器和 Chrome 扩展走的是两套不同的实现,不一定会复现同样的卡死。
把这次的具体现象反馈给 OpenAI——你这个描述特别有价值(能读 URL/标题,但读登录/发布/创作等控件必超时),比官方 issue 里的描述更精确,值得直接提到 https://github.com/openai/codex/issues 或者应用内反馈里去,可能帮上其他人。
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Sources:
Codex Desktop Chrome plugin hangs during extension backend bootstrap/openTabs on Windows · Issue #21765 · openai/codex
ChatGPT Browser | 内置浏览器、Computer Use 与 UI 调试
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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English translation:
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
puls
What subscription do you have?
puls
What platform is your computer?
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/21765
What issue are you seeing?
Your assessment is correct—after looking into it, this kind of "browser interaction service freezing while reading page controls" is indeed a known, currently unresolved issue in Codex. There is an open issue on GitHub (openai/codex#21765) describing the same type of symptoms: the plugin can retrieve basic session/tab information, but it freezes and times out as soon as it tries to capture actual page elements ("js execution timed out; kernel reset"). There is currently no official fix or workaround, and the issue remains untriaged. Although that issue occurs on Windows and freezes during openTabs initialization, which is not exactly the same as your case of freezing while reading controls on the Xiaohongshu creation page, they are essentially the same type of problem: "the browser interaction service itself is unstable." It is not caused by your configuration.
There are two things you can try. I’m not sure whether they will solve the problem, but they require little effort:
Switch to Codex’s built-in browser instead of Chrome plugin mode—if this option is available in the Codex settings, the built-in browser and the Chrome extension use two different implementations, so the same freezing issue may not occur.
Report the specific behavior you encountered to OpenAI—your description is especially valuable (it can read the URL/title, but always times out when reading controls such as login/publish/create). It is more precise than the description in the official issue and is worth submitting directly at https://github.com/openai/codex/issues or through the in-app feedback feature, as it may help others.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Sources:
Codex Desktop Chrome plugin hangs during extension backend bootstrap/openTabs on Windows · Issue #21765 · openai/codex
ChatGPT Browser | Built-in Browser, Computer Use, and UI Debugging
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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Codex 浏览器控制服务故障排查记录
日期: 2026-08-20
涉及任务: Unit 4-2 三平台发布(视频号 / 抖音 / 小红书)
环境: macOS,ChatGPT 桌面客户端 + Codex,Google Chrome + Codex Chrome 扩展(ID:
hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg)问题现象
Codex 在执行"三平台自动发布"任务(以及其他调用浏览器控件的任务,如回复邮件)时反复失败,报错指向浏览器控制/交互服务异常,导致内容无法自动发布或提交。
排查过程
1. 文件上传报错——"允许访问文件网址"
最初表现为文件上传功能异常,怀疑是 Chrome 插件未开启"允许访问文件网址"权限。
chrome://extensions发现该 Chrome 中并未安装 Codex/ChatGPT 插件,只有 ChatGPT(对话用)和壹伴小插件。2. 插件版本 / 原生主机版本不匹配
安装插件后,任务仍报错,具体信息为:
排查
~/.codex/chrome-native-hosts-v2.json发现:尝试的修复步骤:
chrome://extensions点"更新"——版本号未变化,无效。以上步骤完成后,插件安装状态和权限配置均显示正常。
3. 真正的故障点:读取页面控件超时
按上述修复后再次测试,发现:
结论: 问题不在目标网页(小红书页面能正常打开),也不在插件安装/权限配置(均已确认正常),而是 Codex 浏览器页面交互服务本身在读取/操作页面控件这一步存在故障。
佐证
在 OpenAI Codex 的 GitHub 仓库中发现一个性质相似的公开 issue:
openTabs初始化阶段;本次问题发生在 macOS、卡在读取页面控件阶段。症状不完全相同,但同属"浏览器交互服务不稳定导致操作卡死超时"这一类问题。目前没有找到针对"读取页面控件超时"的官方文档说明或修复方案。
当前结论与建议
0.147.0,上次检查时间 2026-08-18),后续版本可能修复该问题。