shell execution and other tools gone after update
Open 💬 3 comments Opened Aug 27, 2026 by HunterSherms
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.150.1
What subscription do you have?
API
Which model were you using?
openai.gpt-5.6-sol
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
iTerm2
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
This morning I ran the most recent update. Codex seems to have lost the use of all tools except file-editing.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 01a01bb8-357f-7ba2-9d9c-9b1281216e58
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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0.149.1 works. any of the 0.150.X versions are broken
(response from codex analysis)
I investigated the uploaded logs and compared the released 0.149.1 and 0.150.1 macOS packages. So far, I haven’t reproduced a shell-tool registration regression.
Both versions successfully executed
pwdusing a local mock inference server, including with zsh-fork enabled. I confirmed the reported transition fromshell_commandtoexec_command/write_stdin, but the replacement tools remained available and worked.In the uploaded session, the model never attempts a shell call after updating. It searches
tool_search, gets empty results, and concludes shell access is unavailable. However,tool_searchsearches deferred tools, so an empty result does not establish that built-in shell tools are missing.This doesn’t rule out a regression in your setup or in how the model discovers tools. The mock tests verify tool availability and execution, not actual model behavior.
Could you upload feedback from a fresh failing
run pwdsession and share your redacted provider/model and tool-related configuration? For the official-provider reproduction, the retained rollout would also help. Please keep credentials and private session contents out of public comments.