Codex started editing files without a prompt to edit anything
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Dec 11, 2025 by sethjackson-cisco Closed Dec 11, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.58.0
What subscription do you have?
enterprise
Which model were you using?
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What platform is your computer?
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What issue are you seeing?
I asked Codex to change to a different git branch. It changed to the branch and then just started editing code! I have no idea what it was doing or why. I didn't ask it to do anything other than change branches.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019b0f50-86d3-7c61-9110-549bd1440405
What is the expected behavior?
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Additional information
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