3 people reported

All time, since Oct 5, including 1 thumbs-up on GitHub.

Connector actions blocked by policy

“Codex app does not perform actions on connectors like Google Drive and says the error is "requires approval, but approval policy is never."”

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Connector write actions fail with approval policy never error. No approval prompt appears; the "Ask for approval" dropdown disappears after the first message, and Google Drive, Figma, GitHub edits fail.

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Where
MCP connectors
Error text
MCP tool call requires approval, but approval policy is never
Versions
26.1016.51333
Platforms
macOS
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Related: Desktop approval state gets stuck

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  3. /approve command unavailable8 people

Original reports2, newest first

  1. [macOS Work] “Ask for approval” dropdown disappears after first message; connector edits failOn GitHub#55790
  2. Codex App keeps refusing to perform tasks on tools with "requires approval, but approval policy is never.”On GitHub#51161

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