Codex

Bugs1,973 in the rangeTop 5

1. 1bug 549 Destructive actions beyond request“WHEN ASKED TO REBOOT A SERVER IT WENT BACK ON THE SERVER, FUCKED UP MOUNTS, FUCKED UP SYSTEMD, FUCKED UP CONTAINERS, RAN RANDOM SCRIPTS.” No workaround yet
2. 2theme 201 Codex VS Code extension shows "Codex could not start" and its sidebar UI never loads“The Codex app-server starts successfully, but the sidebar never becomes ready.” Has a workaround
3. 3theme 85 Browser control fails to connect“The official ChatGPT Chrome extension is installed and enabled in the active Chrome profile, but the desktop app cannot detect or connect to it.” Has a workaround
4. 4theme 47 Model at capacity errors“I am a ChatGPT Pro subscriber and have been experiencing frequent, persistent "Selected model is at capacity" errors when using Codex CLI.” Has a workaround
5. 5bug 29 Terminal @Browser host unavailable“Regression on Windows 11 with Brave, affecting browser access from the terminal CLI.” No workaround yet
6. 6bug 29 Window capture times out“No screenshot is returned, and clicking a UI Automation element fails because coordinate geometry is unavailable.” No workaround yet
7. 7theme 24 Cybersecurity check blocks coding tasks“Codex repeatedly hid responses during authorized defensive testing and bug fixing in my own local Lana repository.” Has a workaround
8. 8theme 24 Browser Use blocks allowed websites“Agent access to an existing internal-browser tab and creation of a fresh internal-browser tab both fail.” No workaround yet
9. 9bug 23 Browser URL verification stop“Windows Computer Use can enumerate Chrome windows, but a read-only window-state request is blocked before any click or keyboard input.” No workaround yet
10. 10bug 21 Usage limit indicator missing“After updating the Codex App to version 26.1025.11240, the usage limit indicator in the bottom-left sidebar disappeared.” No workaround yet
11. 11theme 18 Codex quota drains too fast“The 5-hour usage allowance decreases noticeably faster than before.” No workaround yet
12. 12theme 17 Agent stops turn before finishing“Codex keeps telling me it will continue, then ends the turn without doing the work.” No workaround yet
13. 13bug 17 Excel attachment send hangs“After entering a text instruction and clicking Send, the send control keeps spinning and both the file and text remain in the composer.” Has a workaround
14. 14bug 16 Unexplained blocked by policy“An owner-authorized, guarded read-only verification launcher was rejected before process creation in Codex desktop.” No workaround yet
15. 15bug 15 429 errors with allowance remaining“Is anyone else seeing similar cooldowns despite having substantial allowance remaining?” Has a workaround
16. 16theme 14 Projects and project grouping lost“All existing local Projects disappeared.” Has a workaround
17. 17bug 14 MCP sign-in URL missing“A skill's MCP dependency install starts OAuth, but the user never sees the sign-in URL.” No workaround yet
18. 18theme 13 Delegated task approval not recognized“Auto-review misclassifies direct user approval as untrusted history when sending to an existing task” No workaround yet
19. 19bug 12 Ctrl+Tab chat switching gone“Ctrl+Tab no longer switches between chats or opens the chat-switching overlay.” No workaround yet
20. 20bug 12 Worktree icons missing in sidebar“After updating Codex Desktop to version 26.1023.50603, worktree icons are no longer displayed next to worktree-backed conversations in the left sidebar.” No workaround yet
21. 21bug 11 Composer predictions not appearing“As of October 25, 2026, no follow-up suggestions are being displayed.” No workaround yet
22. 22bug 10 Local projects disappear“All previously visible local Codex projects disappeared from the Projects list after switching back from an enterprise account to the personal account.” No workaround yet
23. 23theme 9 Windows sandbox setup blocks commands“Browser control, Windows computer use, and sandboxed shell commands fail before they can perform any action.” Has a workaround
24. 24bug 9 Scheduled monitoring task refused“The assistant declined, citing a built-in instruction against creating automations to track a specific job or task through a milestone, failure, or completion.” No workaround yet
25. 25theme 9 Dot can't access local threads“Reading these threads fails with backend errors, even though my Windows desktop is connected and dot can discover my local Codex projects.” Has a workaround
26. 26bug 9 Hook fails on npm symlinks“Codex 0.164.0 rejects a valid npm-generated symlink while fingerprinting the context-mode plugin.” No workaround yet
27. 27theme 9 Conversation writer lock blocks continuing“thread-store conflict: thread <redacted> already has an active writer” Has a workaround
28. 28bug 9 CLI misses Cloud environments“codex cloud does not discover current Cloud environments” No workaround yet
29. 29theme 8 Agent loses goal on long tasks“The agent repeatedly changed what it was trying to deliver, despite written requirements, explicit scope restrictions, corrections, and handoff documents.” No workaround yet
30. 30theme 8 CLI copy and paste broken“After updating to the latest Codex CLI version on macOS, copying selected text no longer works with the standard macOS Cmd+C shortcut as it did before.” Has a workaround
31. 31bug 8 Remote computers Add redirect“The user cannot complete the advertised Add action, and previously configured home computers do not appear as selectable remote hosts on web.” No workaround yet
32. 32bug 8 xlsx and pptx attachments spinText, images, Word and ZIP attachments work; the network log shows repeated GET requests to /backend-api/pages/creation-capabilities and no later POST /backend-api/files. No workaround yet
33. 33bug 8 Mobile remote view session lock“The Android client stopped showing the task and presented a session-in-use error with a Retry action.” Has a workaround
34. 34theme 8 Plugin tools unavailable on Windows“Observe that no Supabase tools are registered and codex_apps reports status=failed.” Has a workaround
35. 35theme 7 Sites publishing blocked at source sync“write_stdin rejected: approval required by policy, but AskForApproval::Granular.sandbox_approval is false” No workaround yet
36. 36bug 7 Second message fails to submit“The submission fails with DisposableStack is not defined.” Has a workaround
37. 37theme 7 Codex model picker missing models“GPT-6.1 Sol should appear in the Windows desktop app model selector, matching the model availability of the same account on Codex web.” Has a workaround
38. 38bug 7 Slow streaming and tasks“This affects both the pace of visible text generation and the time needed to carry out tasks.” No workaround yet
39. 39bug 6 Send disabled after quota exhausted“The Send button is gray/disabled, and pressing Enter does nothing, including after selecting a third-party model through OpenCodex.” No workaround yet
40. 40bug 6 Task lost after compaction“A long-running Codex session lost its active task immediately after automatic compaction.” No workaround yet
41. 41bug 6 PDF preview UI lag“After a recent Codex desktop update, opening a PDF in the built-in preview causes significant UI lag and increased CPU usage.” Has a workaround
42. 42theme 6 Response stream disconnects mid-task“On 2026-10-10, the Windows Codex desktop app began repeatedly disconnecting and reconnecting.” No workaround yet
43. 43bug 6 Old images resent each request“In a long-running Codex Desktop task, image data retained after context compaction appears to cause very large, repeated upstream transfers.” No workaround yet
44. 44bug 6 Avatar menu usage missing“After updating the Codex app today, the usage information disappeared from the avatar menu.” No workaround yet
45. 45theme 6 Browser/Computer Use runtime won't start“MXC launcher: cannot locate required Windows platform directory: HRESULT 0x80070003” No workaround yet
46. 46bug 6 iCloud Calendar internal error“The official OpenAI iCloud Calendar plugin repeatedly returns Mcp error: -32603: Internal error for both calendar listing and event search.” No workaround yet
47. 47bug 6 Uploaded images unreadable by assistant“Image attachments are visible as thumbnails in the Windows desktop app, but the assistant cannot inspect their contents.” Has a workaround
48. 48bug 5 Cloud chats missing from desktop“This is a request to investigate cross-device discovery/accessibility of cloud conversation threads, not missing code repositories or failed environment setup.” No workaround yet
49. 49bug 5 XLSX attachment spins indefinitely“The Codex/ChatGPT desktop app on Windows freezes or keeps the loading indicator spinning indefinitely when attaching valid .xlsx files.” No workaround yet
50. 50bug 5 Weekly allowance drains quickly“I am requesting account-side entitlement and usage reconciliation, not asserting that incorrect billing has already been established.” No workaround yet
51. 51bug 5 Permission profile reverts to Custom“Named permission profiles repeatedly revert to Custom during normal chat use.” Has a workaround
52. 52bug 5 Coordinator stops after partial result“In a long-running coordination task, Codex repeatedly treats a delegated agent's partial result as the end of the user's requested work.” No workaround yet
53. 53bug 5 Cloud thread fails to resume“FailedPrecondition: The cloud build for this thread has been deleted and cannot be resumed.” No workaround yet
54. 54bug 5 setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents TypeError dialogs in main process on macOS desktop app“A small drag can produce repeated consecutive modal dialogs, interrupting normal app use.” No workaround yet
55. 55bug 5 Office attachment send hangs“The send control keeps spinning and the message never starts a turn.” No workaround yet
56. 56bug 5 Cloud environment publish fails“Publishing a cloud environment fails repeatedly (2 attempts).” No workaround yet
57. 57bug 5 Slow responses after update“On the exact same tasks as before the update, Codex now takes 3–4 times longer.” No workaround yet
58. 58theme 5 Workspace settings error blocks new chats“On Windows, new chats in both ChatGPT Work and Codex cannot send messages.” Has a workaround
59. 59bug 5 429 causes long Thinking waits“Since October 25, GPT-6.1 Sol intermittently enters several-minute retry waits while the desktop UI appears to be thinking.” Has a workaround
60. 60bug 5 RTL text reversed in preview“Right-to-left (RTL) text appears left-to-right in the built-in spreadsheet preview, making the words appear reversed and the content difficult to read.” No workaround yet
61. 61bug 4 Physical keystrokes duplicated while Computer Use controls an appEach physical keypress arrives two or more times, typing 'asdf' gives 'aassddff', and pastes and voice input also duplicate, until the helper exits. Has a workaround
62. 62bug 4 Stream disconnected error“This error has consistently happened in every chat for the past week: stream disconnected before completion: error sending request” No workaround yet
63. 63bug 4 Weekly quota sudden drop“On November 4, 2026 (evening, Europe/Rome), my Codex weekly remaining usage allowance suddenly fell from approximately 20% to 0% within about 10 minutes.” No workaround yet
64. 64bug 4 Inline code after Chinese punctuation shows literal backticks in chatIn completed assistant messages, a valid inline-code span shows its backticks when the opening backtick immediately follows 。, 、 or ：; Markdown file preview renders it correctly. Has a workaround
65. 65bug 4 ChatGPT iPhone app closes on entering pairing code“The ChatGPT app on my iPhone closes immediately when I enter a manual pairing code for Codex Remote Control.” No workaround yet
66. 66bug 4 Pasted text vanishes during IME“Previously pasted text disappears from the Codex desktop app composer while entering Japanese using romaji input.” No workaround yet
67. 67bug 4 Project picker rows overlap“Adjacent project labels and folder icons overlap, making projects difficult to read and select.” Has a workaround
68. 68bug 4 Tab close overwrites disk file“This caused source files to revert during normal work.” No workaround yet
69. 69bug 4 Daemon uses first session's environment“Per-terminal environment variables therefore go stale.” No workaround yet
70. 70bug 4 Remote chat browser denied“This blocks unattended phone-first browser tasks on an always-on Linux host.” Has a workaround
71. 71bug 4 Cloud environment stuck offline“My existing Codex Cloud environment is stuck in an offline state, and I can no longer access its workspace.” No workaround yet
72. 72bug 4 Archived chat cannot be deleted or unarchived after deleting its Codex Cloud environment“Unable to delete or unarchive an orphaned Codex Cloud conversation in ChatGPT Desktop for macOS.” No workaround yet
73. 73bug 4 PowerPoint attachments leave Send button spinning indefinitely in desktop app“Adding a PowerPoint attachment in the macOS desktop app (Codex mode) causes the Send button to spin indefinitely.” No workaround yet
74. 74bug 4 Stale PDF preview“[Windows Desktop] — Refresh an overwritten PDF — Preview remains stale” Has a workaround
75. 75bug 4 Quick Chat won't launch“The existing ordinary ChatGPT Quick Chat launched from within Codex can no longer be opened through its former entry points on this installation.” No workaround yet
76. 76bug 4 Organization settings load failure“The “Unable to load organization settings” dialog appears.” No workaround yet
77. 77bug 4 Update check 404“Selecting Check for Updates repeatedly fails with a localized update error.” No workaround yet
78. 78bug 4 Taskbar hidden by maximized window“Move the mouse pointer to the bottom edge of the screen: the taskbar does not appear.” Has a workaround
79. 79bug 4 Instructions left incomplete“Linux 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 x86_64” No workaround yet
80. 80bug 3 Link clicks open remote browser“In Codex CLI 0.157.1, a plain left click on a link in the transcript launches a browser on the machine running Codex.” No workaround yet
81. 81theme 3 Full access/network setting not applied“The affected newer conversation does not show that control, and its shell commands cannot resolve public hosts or send packets.” No workaround yet
82. 82bug 3 Full access permissions not applied“Full access is selected in the new-chat composer, but the resulting Work conversation has restricted effective permissions.” No workaround yet
83. 83bug 3 Chat provider mismatch blocks resume“Selecting either provider leaves existing chats associated with the other provider unable to continue.” No workaround yet
84. 84bug 3 HTTP 400 Bad Request interrupts tasks“Codex in the macOS desktop app repeatedly fails with HTTP 400 and {"detail":"Bad Request"} while continuing a long-running task.” Has a workaround
85. 85bug 3 Control other devices tab missing“Porém, no notebook, Conexões mostra apenas “Controlar este PC” e “SSH”.” No workaround yet
86. 86bug 3 Long chats slow down“Codex App progressively becomes extremely slow as a conversation grows, affecting both response startup and overall agent execution.” No workaround yet
87. 87bug 3 Image-heavy reconnect loop“Each WebSocket handshake succeeded, but the client retried the full request five times before falling back to HTTP.” No workaround yet
88. 88bug 3 Finances plugin 404 on install“Finances appears in the ChatGPT/Codex desktop app's plugin list, but attempting to open or install it produces "Failed to load plugin."” No workaround yet
89. 89bug 3 Browser file:// refusal blocks preview“This leaves the agent declining to review the same page through a user-started localhost server, despite OpenAI documenting that preview workflow.” No workaround yet
90. 90bug 3 Reused subagent loses browser“After normal completion, Desktop disposed its Browser Use route and closed its temporary tab.” Has a workaround
91. 91theme 3 Workspace file access denied in sandbox“The Windows desktop Work/Codex sandbox denies native Windows path resolution even for newly created files inside its authorized writable workspace.” Has a workaround
92. 92theme 3 Desktop UI crash-reload loop“While a task is running, the window turns blank or shows the Codex splash screen, then returns to the default Home page.” No workaround yet
93. 93bug 3 Remote file viewer fails“The SSH connection is established and directory-listing requests succeed, but reading remote file contents fails.” No workaround yet
94. 94bug 3 Android remote reconnect loop“A chat begins loading but never loads completely before the connection drops and reconnects.” No workaround yet
95. 95bug 3 Task abandoned for AGENTS.md reply“Codex repeatedly abandons active implementation tasks and responds with an AGENTS.md policy acknowledgment instead.” No workaround yet
96. 96bug 3 Streams cut at 900 seconds“Every Responses stream ends at 900 seconds, even while it is still producing events.” No workaround yet
97. 97bug 3 Repeated GitHub approval prompts“Its execution call blocked for 1,018 seconds despite a requested one-second yield, without a terminal result; expected Git object returned 404 at 09:02.” No workaround yet
98. 98bug 3 Next tab shortcut ignored“The Next tab shortcut is shown as assigned, but pressing it does not switch tabs.” No workaround yet
99. 99bug 3 Window ownership check rejects itself“Windows Computer Use discovers the DJI Studio window but rejects it during ownership validation, printing identical expected and current app identifiers.” No workaround yet
100. 100bug 3 Library helper os.setxattr crash“The minimal reproduction is a local platform-API failure and does not require accessing a private Library file.” No workaround yet
101. 101bug 3 Review stuck on Running“Observe that no completed review, inline review thread, or no-findings result appears, even after the earlier request was allowed to run for hours.” No workaround yet
102. 102theme 3 Windows app updates break Codex“The relocation repeatedly fails at the rename_staging operation with Windows EPERM.” Has a workaround
103. 103bug 3 Cloud environment won't publish“The environment configuration is supposed to just save/publish and then you are supposed to be able to actually use Codex with the repo in the cloud.” No workaround yet
104. 104bug 3 Appshots triggers on single Alt“The user reports unwanted Appshots captures while entering @.” No workaround yet
105. 105bug 3 Workspace settings fail to load“This blocks message submission entirely, so I cannot start working or send a prompt.” No workaround yet
106. 106bug 3 Mini shortcut cannot be disabled“This conflicts with shortcuts in other apps, with no visible way to disable or reassign it.” Has a workaround
107. 107bug 2 Messages cannot be sent“It affects every thread, including a brand-new empty chat.” Has a workaround
108. 108bug 2 Mode-switch shortcuts not working“我希望有一种快捷键可以切换三种工作模式，并且文档也有类似说明。但是，目前不能做到” No workaround yet
109. 109bug 2 Custom pet shows as Codex“A previously accepted custom Usagi pet now appears as the blue built-in Codex mascot in the floating desktop pet window.” No workaround yet
110. 110bug 2 projectId null after move“Fresh checks reproduce the null value in both recent and history modes.” No workaround yet
111. 111bug 2 Stale overwrite of edited files“Local Kotlin source edits repeatedly disappear because a source file is rewritten with older contents while using the Codex surface in the desktop host.” No workaround yet
112. 112bug 2 Custom model API key not found“Linux 6.18.40.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 unknown” No workaround yet
113. 113bug 2 Ignores file prohibitions“It deleted the entire controller folder in my MVC app.” No workaround yet
114. 114bug 2 Canceled Git diffs stay running“Codex Desktop repeatedly starts and cancels the same expensive branch-diff statistics request in a large local Unity repository.” No workaround yet
115. 115bug 2 chatgpt.com blocked by browser host“However, browser control was denied before the assistant could inspect or interact with the page.” No workaround yet
116. 116bug 2 Pins shared across views“Pinning a project in ChatGPT also makes that project appear in the Codex view's Pinned section.” No workaround yet
117. 117bug 2 XLSX send hangs“The attachment thumbnail appears, but Send keeps spinning and the message never reaches the conversation.” Has a workaround
118. 118bug 2 Full access control disappears“After entering an existing conversation and running commands, the entire permissions control is absent from the composer.” No workaround yet
119. 119theme 2 Desktop backend memory and process buildup“The PC became sluggish; fully quitting ChatGPT removed the tree and the system was immediately responsive again.” Has a workaround
120. 120bug 2 Desktop tasks blocked by safety error with no resume path“The task now shows a terminal system error and does not expose a supported resume path.” Has a workaround
121. 121bug 2 "Add to Codex" missing“The ability to open an existing ChatGPT conversation in a Quick Chat / side panel has disappeared.” No workaround yet
122. 122bug 2 Plugin MCP server not loaded“A plugin packaged in the Agent Plugins format installs, but its MCP server never loads.” No workaround yet
123. 123bug 2 Cloud task loses workspace“An existing bounded background computation in a Cloud task has previously lost its accessible worker processes after the accessible runtime identity changed.” No workaround yet
124. 124bug 2 Outdated Default model presets“The built-in Default model picker / power-slider presets appear to be outdated.” No workaround yet
125. 125bug 2 Dictation ignores cursor position“Each time I press the Dictate button, the cursor moves to the end of the existing textual input, even when I have deliberately placed it earlier in the text.” No workaround yet
126. 126bug 2 Sites Git host unresolvable“Desktop Work cannot access ChatGPT Sites source repositories.” No workaround yet
127. 127bug 2 /feedback permission check fails“This prevents the user from using the built-in feedback flow to report problems.” No workaround yet
128. 128bug 2 node_repl leaks temp directories“node_repl leaves one empty .tmpXXXXXX directory in $TMPDIR every time it starts and is stopped by a signal.” No workaround yet
129. 129bug 2 iOS environments fail to load“The same published environment is selectable in Safari.” No workaround yet
130. 130bug 2 URL safety stop gives no reason“This session has been stopped because Computer Use is not allowed on the current browser URL.” No workaround yet
131. 131bug 2 Defender trojan detection on hook“Trojan:Win32/LummaStealerClick.S!MTB” No workaround yet
132. 132bug 2 High idle RAM usage“after finishing loading: ~1.5 GB, and it stays there without use” No workaround yet
133. 133bug 2 Session fails: missing SYSTEMROOT“MXC launcher: The supplied process.env cannot launch a Windows process container because it is missing the required variable(s): SYSTEMROOT.” No workaround yet
134. 134bug 2 Dictation waveform missing“The audio waveform visualization (visual feedback of microphone input) has completely disappeared from the Codex desktop application on Windows 11.” No workaround yet
135. 135bug 2 Premature auto-compaction“Historical reasoning already represented in server input usage is estimated again by the client, inflating the counter used for auto-compaction.” No workaround yet
136. 136bug 2 Oversized voice overlay window“Underlying navigation, web content, and browser annotation comment input cannot be clicked within that invisible area.” No workaround yet
137. 137bug 2 No targetable window returned“The Windows desktop Computer Use plugin detects Huaqiang ERP (EntCRMsql.exe) as running, but returns an empty window list.” No workaround yet
138. 138bug 2 Chat scroll position lost“Every time I switch conversations in the Codex desktop app on macOS, the conversation view scrolls upward.” No workaround yet
139. 139bug 2 Subagents keep old model“After the switch, I observed the subagents' work still consuming allowance at the Astra rate.” No workaround yet
140. 140bug 2 /new worktree prompt blocks“After restarting Codex and entering /new, the CLI blocks on a choice between using the current repository/checkout and creating a new worktree.” No workaround yet
141. 141bug 2 Failed to edit message“When a running task is interrupted, editing the original task description and clicking Send results in a Failed to edit message error.” No workaround yet
142. 142bug 2 Remote project grouping mismatch“iPhone Remote: The Projects section shows five folder-like entries, including working-directory names that are not saved desktop projects.” No workaround yet
143. 143bug 2 Chinese missing in PDF preview“Chinese text is missing in the built-in LaTeX PDF preview, while Latin text and numbers remain visible.” No workaround yet
144. 144bug 2 Promo MCP startup HTTP 403“Failure occurs during MCP initialization, before any model request or credit/organization tool invocation.” No workaround yet
145. 145bug 2 Zero cache hit after pauseResuming an existing conversation after hours of inactivity shows zero cached input tokens on the first response, then cached tokens on later responses. No workaround yet
146. 146bug 2 Legacy environment not editable“Earlier attempts to publish also showed “Couldn’t save changes / Couldn’t publish”.” No workaround yet
147. 147theme 2 Desktop chat list out of sync“Existing Codex desktop chats fail to resume with no rollout found for thread id <id>.” Has a workaround
148. 148bug 2 Compaction resumes stale request“The earlier question, A, had already been answered.” No workaround yet
149. 149bug 2 Side chat missing in ChatGPT mode“Side chat availability changes with the top-left ChatGPT/Codex selector even while I remain in the same existing task.” Has a workaround
150. 150bug 2 One-time automation reruns“A one-time automation should not trigger again after its scheduled occurrence, even if the run fails or hits a usage limit.” No workaround yet
151. 151theme 2 Question card state out of sync“The question options disappeared before the user answered.” No workaround yet
152. 152bug 2 Android remote session won't open“From the ChatGPT Android app (Codex / Remote Control), I cannot read or continue my Codex sessions that are running on my Windows PC.” No workaround yet
153. 153bug 2 Pin chat does not pin“The task could not be moved into the pinned section.” No workaround yet
154. 154bug 2 Input bar background not updating“Codex CLI’s input-bar background does not update when macOS appearance changes during a running session.” Has a workaround
155. 155bug 2 Cloud proxy:8080 unreachable“Codex Cloud runtime cannot access external network resources.” No workaround yet
156. 156bug 2 Custom plugin icons not shown“Reproduced with two separate private plugins: one shows a blue folder, the other a blue symbol.” No workaround yet
157. 157bug 2 False usage limit error“Codex fails immediately on the first request in a brand-new conversation with an incorrect usage-limit error.” No workaround yet
158. 158bug 2 Leaked marketplace staging directories“Does not sweep abandoned openai-bundled.staging-* directories during startup.” No workaround yet
159. 159bug 2 Startup bootstrap timeout“Timed out while fetching post-login Statsig bootstrap” Has a workaround
160. 160bug 2 Sandbox init read-only error“A command in an assistant-managed cloud environment fails before the requested program starts.” No workaround yet
161. 161bug 2 Spotlight hide loop freezeMain process pins one CPU core at 100% after launch, with the prewarmed Spotlight window hidden over and over, and the OS reports the app not responding. No workaround yet
162. 162bug 2 Voice ignores silence request“It acknowledges the instruction, then resumes the unwanted speech during subsequent waits.” No workaround yet
163. 163bug 2 Environment publishing stuck“Publishing a Codex Cloud environment remains stuck in the "Publishing" state without completing.” No workaround yet
164. 164bug 2 Defender flags bundled pwsh commands“Nine distinct Defender detections were recorded between October 8 at 23:23 and October 9 at 17:42.” No workaround yet
165. 165bug 2 Projectless chat fails to submit“Unable to resolve projectless chat folder” Has a workaround
166. 166bug 2 Kitty graphics not detected“Codex CLI does not show image previews inside Herdr running in Ghostty, even though Herdr supports the Kitty graphics protocol.” Has a workaround
167. 167bug 2 Dictation button missing with custom provider forwarding to OpenAI“After updating the macOS desktop app to 26.1016.51333 (build 21161), the in-composer dictation button disappeared from all chats.” No workaround yet
168. 168bug 2 New chats fail to start“The chat fails to start with the error above.” No workaround yet
169. 169bug 2 Dot deletion fails“ChatGPT macOS 26.1021.31345 (build 21828) fails to delete an existing dot.” No workaround yet
170. 170bug 2 GPT-6 prompts rejected“Invalid prompt: your prompt was flagged as potentially violating our usage policy.” Has a workaround
171. 171bug 1 Stuck awaiting approval, no controls“The sidebar displays the approval badge, but the task view has no visible approval controls and no visible message composer.” No workaround yet
172. 172bug 1 Mouse movement inserts escape codes“The unexpected characters appear to resemble raw terminal mouse-event escape sequences that are not being handled correctly.” Has a workaround
173. 173bug 1 Cybersecurity filter blocks work“EXTREMELY ANNOYING CYBERSECURITY BLOCKER.” No workaround yet
174. 174bug 1 Plugin page traps sidebar“The user reports being unable to exit that view and return to the chat until reloading the extension host.” Has a workaround
175. 175bug 1 Android remote pairing fails“Remote pairing between the Windows Codex App and the Android ChatGPT app consistently fails.” No workaround yet
176. 176bug 1 Workspace edits skip approval“In reality, workspace files can be edited without an approval prompt.” No workaround yet
177. 177bug 1 Login rejects existing phone number“I am unable to authenticate Codex CLI using my existing OpenAI/ChatGPT account.” No workaround yet
178. 178bug 1 GitHub CLI login connection refused“GitHub connectivity failures on a dot's cloud computer prevented GitHub CLI device login and blocked the Git workflows that depended on that login.” No workaround yet
179. 179bug 1 Generic icons in jump list“The Codex desktop app does not display the correct icon next to the "New Chat" option in the Windows taskbar jump list.” No workaround yet
180. 180bug 1 Output stream blocked by regurg plugin“The output stream is blocked without an actionable explanation.” No workaround yet
181. 181bug 1 Async question controls vanish“The structured answer controls disappear before the user has a reasonable opportunity to respond.” No workaround yet
182. 182bug 1 Image editor rejects Windows paths“Passing a Windows absolute path to the image editor fails before editing starts.” No workaround yet
183. 183bug 1 Voice chat fails to start“When attempting to start a voice chat in the Codex desktop app, the voice chat does not start and shows: Voice chat took too long to start.” No workaround yet
184. 184bug 1 Model at capacity error“This happens even after I switch models.” No workaround yet
185. 185bug 1 Regurg plugin blocks output“When I ask chat a question, it starts to work, then I get the error of: regurg plugin blocked the output stream.” No workaround yet
186. 186bug 1 Browser plugin version mismatch“Invalid browser service environment” No workaround yet
187. 187bug 1 Usage & billing partly in English“On Settings → 使用情况和计费 (Usage & billing) → Overview, the newly updated UI displays English strings alongside Simplified Chinese text.” No workaround yet
188. 188bug 1 Auto-review reconsideration missing“This action was rejected due to unacceptable risk.” No workaround yet
189. 189bug 1 Desktop account data 432“The desktop app can't load any account data.” No workaround yet
190. 190bug 1 Library ZIP download fails“An authorized Library ZIP cannot be downloaded into a connected Mac task even though the first-party Library preparation step succeeds.” No workaround yet
191. 191bug 1 Doctor rollout DB parity warning“The local SQLite database integrity checks are OK, but doctor reports that the rollout file inventory and state DB thread inventory differ.” No workaround yet
192. 192bug 1 Garbled automation output“Unrelated multilingual text, incomplete heartbeat markup, and apparent tool-routing/execution formatting displayed as response content.” No workaround yet
193. 193bug 1 apply_patch rejected without cause“There was no validated underlying reason in the accessible host logs, and no raw stderr or exit code tied to the failing filesystem helper.” No workaround yet
194. 194bug 1 @chrome unavailable“I installed the ChatGPT extension for Chrome, but Codex does not show or recognize the @chrome command, and it cannot use my Chrome browser.” No workaround yet
195. 195bug 1 Turn-diff tmp_pack files fill disk“It wrote large temporary pack files into the workspace's .git/objects/pack, failed, and repeated the work.” No workaround yet
196. 196bug 1 Execution-policy registry read denied“In the same environment, Windows PowerShell 5.1 cannot read the effective execution policy from the registry (Requested registry access is not allowed).” No workaround yet
197. 197bug 1 Slow progress, missed defects“Despite Ultra + Fast, progress was unexpectedly slow.” No workaround yet
198. 198bug 1 Endless offline device reconnects“A saved offline Remote Control device was being retried indefinitely in the background.” No workaround yet
199. 199bug 1 Chat delete option missing“Sohbeti kalıcı olarak silmek istiyorum ancak menüde “Sil” bulunmuyor.” No workaround yet
200. 200bug 1 Project files unavailable in chat“The assistant can discover that ChatGPT Project and read a related conversation inside it, but cannot retrieve the Project's source files or PDF bytes.” No workaround yet
201. 201bug 1 Daemon environment variable leakThe doctor report shows the background server running in persistent mode with a control socket and daemon state directory. No workaround yet
202. 202bug 1 No Delete for durable chats“Each row offers Unarchive, but neither row has a trash icon or Delete action.” No workaround yet
203. 203bug 1 Mobile chats lose secondary folders“In Codex on iOS, connected to the same Mac, the project is listed under the primary folder's basename.” No workaround yet
204. 204bug 1 MXC volume enumeration failure“Windows MXC launcher exits on unrelated unrecognized removable volume, blocking desktop-control tools” No workaround yet
205. 205bug 1 Native terminal scrolling blockedScrollwheel doesn't work when presented with a plan or asked a question; native scrollbar replaced by built-in scrolling. No workaround yet
206. 206bug 1 Replies in unrequested language“I restarted Codex after the Czech problem to try again.” No workaround yet
207. 207bug 1 Voice session stops on WSL2“Retrying may connect, allow several spoken turns, then fail after roughly a minute with: “Voice conversation failed: voice audio session stopped unexpectedly” No workaround yet
208. 208bug 1 Codex sessions in Recents“In the new Windows ChatGPT desktop app, Codex sessions are appearing in the main ChatGPT “Recents” list together with Chat and Work conversations.” No workaround yet
209. 209bug 1 Product selection syncs across tabs“This makes it difficult or impossible to keep ChatGPT open in one tab and Codex open in another tab at the same time.” No workaround yet
210. 210bug 1 Duplicate OAuth resource parameter“During OAuth authentication, Codex generates an authorization URL containing two identical resource query parameters.” No workaround yet
211. 211bug 1 Computer Use approval prompt missing“Computer Use was not approved to use Finder” No workaround yet
212. 212bug 1 Repo skills not discovered“Repository skill names and descriptions do not appear in that catalog.” No workaround yet
213. 213bug 1 MCP tools missing in tasksConfigured MCP servers report as enabled and work in direct local sessions or the CLI, but fresh tasks get none of their tools. No workaround yet
214. 214bug 1 Start skill missing from task“The Start skill instructions were not present in the task’s initial context.” No workaround yet
215. 215bug 1 NtFC nonpaged pool leak“Running Codex Desktop over a period of time causes a severe system-wide kernel memory leak.” Has a workaround
216. 216bug 1 Leftover virtual cursor overlays“After Codex computer-use mouse actions, visible virtual pointer arrows with a gray halo remain frozen at prior screen positions.” No workaround yet
217. 217bug 1 MXC sandbox bfs.sys pool leak“The MXC launcher processes live 0.4–1.7 s, but 170–350 s after they exited, only 0.5–1.5% of those allocations had been freed.” Has a workaround
218. 218bug 1 Android Remote pairing loop“Android returns to "Authorize this device" instead of completing setup.” No workaround yet
219. 219bug 1 Screenshot timeouts, click failures“[Windows 10] Computer Use: screenshots always time out and mouse clicks fail (two Windows 10 incompatibilities in codex-computer-use.exe)” No workaround yet
220. 220bug 1 Cloud browser error code 9“When a Dot uses its cloud computer/browser, the Chromium page frequently crashes during normal browser automation.” No workaround yet
221. 221bug 1 SSH fails on password/OTP hosts“However, its final app-server proxy connection fails with: Permission denied (gssapi-with-mic,password).” No workaround yet
222. 222bug 1 Clicks hit physical cursor targetA requested click on the Outliner search field activates Tools, where the physical cursor was left, while the Computer Use pointer is drawn over the field. No workaround yet
223. 223bug 1 Attachment directory access denied“ChatGPT Work cannot read uploaded attachments in cloud mode in the Windows desktop app.” No workaround yet
224. 224bug 1 Work uploads unreadable“Files uploaded to conversations using Work are sometimes not accessible to ChatGPT, even though the upload itself appears to complete successfully.” No workaround yet
225. 225bug 1 CMD+C copy not working“What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?” No workaround yet
226. 226bug 1 AGENTS.md rules not followedRules set in AGENTS.md, such as asking permission before work and not scope creeping, are broken, and settled user decisions get reopened. No workaround yet
227. 227bug 1 No usable execution environment“I cannot resume editing my existing Salysite project in ChatGPT Work / Sites.” No workaround yet
228. 228bug 1 Chat links open blank tab“Clicking links in chat opens a new tab in the built-in preview browser, but the tab remains empty instead of loading the destination.” Has a workaround
229. 229bug 1 Message send timeouts, dark UI“Messages often cannot be submitted: the composer remains in a loading/spinning state, then displays a timeout error.” No workaround yet
230. 230bug 1 Scheduled task timezone ignoredTasks created with an explicit timezone store an RRULE with no timezone anchor, so next run lands at the wrong local time and the requested run is missed. No workaround yet
231. 231bug 1 Approval prompt blocks scrollingLong plans above an approval or "implement this plan" prompt cannot be read; keyboard and mouse scrolling and Ctrl+T transcript don't work. No workaround yet
232. 232bug 1 Submitted prompts disappear unprocessed“The text disappears, but no message is processed and no answer begins.” Has a workaround
233. 233bug 1 Excessive token usage“The Codex VS Code extension consumed a large fraction of the user's plan allowance after only two user turns.” No workaround yet
234. 234bug 1 Follow-up messages cannot be sent“However, after Codex finishes responding to the first turn, the Send button becomes a dim/disabled upward arrow.” Has a workaround
235. 235bug 1 @codex review gets no response“GitHub @codex review silently dropped for one org after the App installation was recreated (no task is ever created)” No workaround yet
236. 236bug 1 Always allow prompts keep returning“Computer Use permission prompts repeatedly return after the user selects Always allow.” No workaround yet
237. 237bug 1 Script edits missing from diff“The files changed on disk, but Codex's diff review displayed only a small subset of the changes.” Has a workaround
238. 238bug 1 Approved hooks need re-review when nothing about them changed“Hook trust is keyed by position, so adding a hook in front of existing ones un-trusts hooks whose definitions did not change.” No workaround yet
239. 239bug 1 Decoded message too large“The decoded message is approximately 5.33 MiB, exceeding the stated 4 MiB limit.” No workaround yet
240. 240bug 1 Scrollbars too narrow to grab“The scrollbar is very narrow and difficult to grab; clicking or dragging its thumb/track does not move the sidebar as expected.” No workaround yet
241. 241bug 1 Projects and conversations remain visible after switching OpenAI accounts“When I log out of my personal OpenAI account and log into a separate business OpenAI account, I can still see work associated with my personal account.” No workaround yet
242. 242bug 1 Diff stuck folded at approval“If Codex then opens an approval prompt, Ctrl+T does not expand the folded diff.” No workaround yet
243. 243bug 1 Sandbox fails on unreadable volume“An unrelated encrypted/unreadable volume should not prevent sandboxed commands from running.” No workaround yet
244. 244bug 1 Emulated viewport shows blank areasPage fills only part of the emulated viewport, with gray, white or dark strips on the right and bottom, also after reloading or scrolling. No workaround yet
245. 245bug 1 Dictation unavailable after update“Dictation unavailable — Dictation is not available in your current configuration” No workaround yet
246. 246bug 1 Maps geolocation times out“Windows desktop app: Location On, Maps lookup times out” No workaround yet
247. 247theme 1 WSL agent cannot run commands“However, the Codex agent cannot execute commands in the same workspace.” Has a workaround
248. 248bug 1 Browser and Computer Use fail“Reproduced on 9 October 2026: both Computer Use desktop-window enumeration and Browser Use initialization fail from the WSL-backed desktop session.” No workaround yet
249. 249bug 1 Stale remote ChatGPT auth“A remote/headless Codex host can remain in a stale ChatGPT authentication state after the ChatGPT account's permissions/workspace entitlements change.” Has a workaround
250. 250bug 1 Hook exit-2 deny not blocking“Windows PowerShell 5.1 reports a failing native command's exit code as 1: a hook that exits 2 makes powershell.exe exit 1.” No workaround yet
251. 251bug 1 Slow tasks and compactionCodex CLI tasks, responses and compaction run slowly; the report was retested on the latest stable release with the test repository on the Linux filesystem. No workaround yet
252. 252bug 1 Wrong Personalization settings shown“I cannot see the regular ChatGPT personalization options, such as my ChatGPT memory/personalization settings.” No workaround yet
253. 253bug 1 Cloud environment stuck starting“The Codex cloud environment for titiriti-design/observatorio-ref-datos remains indefinitely in the “starting” state.” No workaround yet
254. 254bug 1 PreToolUse hook skips spawn_agent“A hook meant to stop or check sub-agent launches is skipped silently.” No workaround yet
255. 255bug 1 Malformed cmd.exe rmdir deletes files across whole drive on Windows“Critical Data Loss: Codex recursively deleted files across an entire SSD partition” No workaround yet
256. 256bug 1 Sandbox leaves ACLs and ownership“This is not just cosmetic ACL noise: Python/pytest can create owner-only temp directories which the normal user then cannot access.” Has a workaround
257. 257bug 1 Sandbox fails on overmounts“Shell tools in codex exec -s read-only and -s workspace-write fail the same way, so only danger-full-access works.” Has a workaround
258. 258bug 1 Daemon executable not found loop“The repair the message suggests — codex app-server daemon start — prints the *same* error and never reinstalls.” Has a workaround
259. 259bug 1 Mouse wheel SGR leak“Scrolling the mouse wheel up/down in an interactive Codex CLI session can insert raw SGR mouse-report fragments into the composer.” No workaround yet
260. 260bug 1 Daybreak rejects passkeys“Passkeys stored in a password manager (NordPass), in Google Password Manager, or on an Android phone are not accepted.” No workaround yet
261. 261bug 1 Sandbox write access denied“After a Codex sandbox re-initialization changed the sandbox user's SID, the sandbox lost write access to files inside existing subdirectories of the workspace.” No workaround yet
262. 262bug 1 Sites plugin cannot be removed“The administrator label does not explain who supplied the policy or how a user can opt out.” No workaround yet
263. 263bug 1 Approval table flagged as ignored“The bundled backend's strict configuration reader rejects the same key as unknown.” Has a workaround
264. 264bug 1 Send button greyed out“I have 0% usage, I cannot send a codex prompt to other model providers.” Has a workaround
265. 265bug 1 Browser Use blocks file:// URLs“Browser Use rejected the local file URL before opening it, then explicitly prohibited alternate browser surfaces or workarounds.” No workaround yet
266. 266bug 1 Plan mode mistranslated“In planning mode, here, "套餐" should be "计划" means plan(for workflow), not subscription plan.” No workaround yet
267. 267bug 1 Disabled plugin skills still listed“This is a report of a settings/catalog discrepancy.” No workaround yet
268. 268bug 1 Mobile remote hides threads“The ChatGPT mobile app's Codex remote view lists only the desktop threads whose recorded model_provider matches the desktop's current provider.” Has a workaround
269. 269bug 1 Reasoning summary text truncated“The text is visibly truncated, but there is no way to reveal the remainder.” No workaround yet
270. 270bug 1 DisposableStack error in Safari“Safari / ChatGPT Codex web: Error submitting message — Can't find variable: DisposableStack, shown immediately when attempting to submit a prompt.” No workaround yet
271. 271bug 1 Stale memory consolidation default“When memories.consolidation_model is unset, Codex uses gpt-5.6-terra for the memory-consolidation worker.” No workaround yet
272. 272bug 1 read_thread returns only content-reference placeholders for ChatGPT assistant replies“The agent then diverted to a separate browser login and asked me to sign in or manually paste the answer.” No workaround yet
273. 273bug 1 Send disabled in new Work chats“After updating the Windows desktop app, new Work conversations started from the home page cannot submit their first prompt.” Has a workaround
274. 274bug 1 Sign-in workspace routing timeout“Sign-in failed: workspace routing discovery timed out” No workaround yet
275. 275bug 1 Window switches to other agent“Urgent UI defect and customer complaint: one open window spontaneously changed to another agent/chat without user input.” No workaround yet
276. 276bug 1 Mouse sequences in prompt“IDE integrated terminal on Windows (IDE name and version not available); no terminal multiplexer.” No workaround yet
277. 277bug 1 429 retry limit exceeded“exceeded retry limit, last status: 429 Too Many Requests” No workaround yet
278. 278bug 1 Duplicated letters while typing“Manually typing in Chrome's address bar produced consecutive duplicated letters.” Has a workaround
279. 279bug 1 Resume shows no old sessions“I reinstalled it, and now codex resume doesn't find my old sessions.” No workaround yet
280. 280bug 1 Astra request served by Luna“A local model-routing probe observed a possible silent substitution in the Codex desktop app: a request for gpt-6-astra returned gpt-5.6-luna three times.” No workaround yet
281. 281bug 1 App ignores mouse and keyboard“Recently, the macOS app has frequently become unresponsive to all mouse clicks and keyboard input.” Has a workaround
282. 282bug 1 Delegated tasks ignore sandbox defaults“A fresh dot-created task reports a different execution policy from the existing user-level Codex defaults.” No workaround yet
283. 283bug 1 Dot tasks hide model settings“In the ChatGPT desktop app, tasks created by Dot no longer show their model and reasoning-effort selections.” No workaround yet
284. 284bug 1 Older runtime bundle selected“Desktop selects an older primary runtime than the public LATEST feed; external preflight and Desktop repeatedly replace each other's bundle” No workaround yet
285. 285bug 1 iOS image retry placeholders“The source image exists and the generation task succeeds.” No workaround yet
286. 286bug 1 Timestamps one hour behind“The user reports that the desktop chat displays 1:46 PM when their Windows local clock shows 2:46 PM.” No workaround yet
287. 287bug 1 Image gen usage limit error“After the failures began, I stopped all parallel work and retried one image at a time; the request failed immediately, without producing a file.” No workaround yet
288. 288bug 1 Comment action missing in preview“The Comment/Review action now appears to be missing entirely when selecting text in Markdown files opened from the sidebar.” No workaround yet
289. 289bug 1 Cloud environment stuck starting“Não consigo publicar nem utilizar meu ambiente na nuvem chamado “vsl”.” No workaround yet
290. 290bug 1 Completion sounds ignore settings“The sound persisted after disabling Windows notification sounds, the app's Windows notification sound option, and the Windows system sound scheme.” No workaround yet
291. 291bug 1 Maximized window behind taskbar“When ChatGPT Desktop (Codex app) is maximized, the window extends below the usable Windows work area and renders behind the bottom taskbar.” No workaround yet
292. 292bug 1 Stale local Project instructions“Stale ChatGPT Project instructions in Codex Windows local mirror” No workaround yet
293. 293bug 1 Renderer processes pile up“The user has a single visible main app window and only a few visible in-app browser tabs, raising a concern about inactive view/renderer retention.” No workaround yet
294. 294bug 1 Cloud option stays disabled“The extension continues to behave as though cloud setup is incomplete.” No workaround yet