macOS account menu shifts after “Invite friends” loads, causing accidental clicks

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

26.715.72359

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Plus

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Description

On the macOS Codex app, the “Invite friends” menu item does not appear immediately when I open the account menu in the bottom-right corner.

It appears asynchronously shortly afterward, causing all menu items above or around it to shift. If I try to click “Remaining usage” before the menu finishes updating, the layout changes under the pointer and I accidentally click “Show pet” instead.

This happens consistently on macOS. The same issue does not occur in the Windows Codex app.

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch the Codex app on macOS.
2. Click the account/profile button in the bottom-right corner.
3. Immediately move the pointer toward “Remaining usage.”
4. Wait for “Invite friends” to appear.
5. Observe that the menu items shift and “Show pet” moves into the previous click position.

Actual behavior

The “Invite friends” item is inserted after the menu is already visible. This causes a layout shift and can result in an unintended menu item being clicked.

Expected behavior

The menu layout should remain stable after it opens. The app could reserve space for “Invite friends,” load the account menu before displaying it, or prevent pointer activation while the menu is changing.

Frequency

This is consistently reproducible.

Troubleshooting already attempted

• Updated the Codex app to the latest available version.
• Fully quit and restarted the app.
• Reproduced the issue multiple times.
• The problem continues after restarting.
• The Windows app does not exhibit the same behavior.

Feedback ID

no-active-thread-01a036e9-1ade-7e80-997e-7de4b3c13a13

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c223df8b-b857-4e7a-8fdb-d60defa4a62e

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a036e9-1ade-7e80-997e-7de4b3c13a13

What is the expected behavior?

The account menu should remain stable after it opens.

The app should reserve space for the asynchronously loaded “Invite friends” item, or finish loading all menu items before displaying the menu. Existing items should not move after the user can interact with them.

Additional information

• The issue occurs consistently in the latest macOS Codex app.
• Fully quitting and restarting the app does not resolve it.
• The equivalent Windows Codex app does not exhibit this behavior.
• The delayed layout shift can cause a real misclick, not just a visual inconvenience.
• A screen recording demonstrating the issue is attached.