Doesn't think it can edit files or run commands in read-only mode.
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 30, 2025 by BWP-One Closed Mar 29, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.77.0
What subscription do you have?
GPT Business
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.2-codex (reasoning medium, summaries auto)
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.12.57+deb13-amd64 x86_64 unknown
What issue are you seeing?
It was telling me it couldn't run commands or execute commands in read-only mode, but it could. It just requires approval each time. This is the mode I want to run it in. I seems to understand if I paste the docs to it but I shouldn't have to do that each time.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019b6d28-83ba-7910-a097-6c72bf01fc13
What is the expected behavior?
It should act as if it weren't in supervised mode and edit files or execute commands. Then I can approve them one at a time.
Additional information
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No, for #8606, it wasn't actually in
read-onlymode. This really is in read only mode, but the system is supposed to just prompt for all the changes in this mode. I think the mode's name is what's confusing the AI. If anything, this is similar to #5639, but that one says to open a new report if it's still happening. So it doesn't matter how similar it is to that one.This bug report hasn't received any upvotes or additional posts in three months. Closing.