never implementing changes, always asking, please provide the file

What version of the VS Code extension are you using?

4.19

Which IDE are you using?

vs code

What platform is your computer?

mac os

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Whenever I ask Codex — either through the VS Code extension or through the CLI — whatever I ask it to change or upgrade in my React code, I receive a similar message.
'
I’d like to study the existing implementation under clientdujour before making
changes. Could you share the contents of the key files there (for example the
main component/store/service) or let me know which specific files I should
edit?'

What is the expected behavior?

The expected behavior is actually to make improvements and apply them to the code.

What do you see instead?

I see things like ' I’d like to study the existing implementation under clientdujour before making
changes. Could you share the contents of the key files there (for example the
main component/store/service) or let me know which specific files I should
edit?'
I want to make sure I mirror the existing “listclients” architecture correctly. Could you share the relevant files (or key excerpts) that power the current client management—especially anything for listing clients, their data structure, and how state/storage is handled? Once I see how that works I can plan the “Daily Visitor” module to match it.

always claiming no access to the folder

Additional information

Setup is correct; the folder is properly opened and it was working until two days ago. Whatever I do now, I get the same error message, and nothing happens.