Cannot use codex agents when brew install
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Aug 27, 2026 by smileBeda
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.150.1
What subscription do you have?
PRO20x and PLUS
Which model were you using?
SOL
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Tmux in Ghostty
Codex doctor report
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"generatedAt": "1787858958s since unix epoch",
"overallStatus": "warning",
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"status": "ok",
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"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 2
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "config loaded",
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"config.toml parse": "ok",
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}
}What issue are you seeing?
codex agents
Error: managed standalone Codex install not found at /Users/bedas/.codex/packages/standalone/current/codex
This command requires the standalone install managed by the Codex installer, because the daemon starts and updates app-server from that fixed path.
Install it with:
curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
Then rerun the command you just tried.What steps can reproduce the bug?
Install codex via brew
try running codex agents command
What is the expected behavior?
codex agents command should work in any install path
Additional information
_No response_