Rank, 14 days: 211 on the Codex sheet
4 people reported

All time, since Sep 17, including 1 thumbs-up on GitHub.

Computer Use approval prompt missing

“Computer Use was not approved to use Finder”

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Growing. 1 report or thumbs-up in the last 7 days and none the week before.

Computer Use denies app access without showing approval prompt. Requests to control apps such as Finder, Safari, Premiere Pro and Ableton return "not approved" while no approval dialog appears, even with "Any app" enabled.

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Where
Computer Use
Error text
Computer Use was not approved to use Finder
Versions
26.911.61220 to 26.1027.51404
Platforms
macOS
How bad
Some reports say it used to work. Some reports say it blocks them completely.

Related: Desktop approval state gets stuck

Not quite your bug?

  1. Always allow not retained3 people
  2. Stuck awaiting approval, no controls3 people
  3. Browser blocks allowed site50 people

Original reports3, newest first

  1. [macOS] Computer Use and Browser Use reject access without showing an approval promptOn GitHub#58763
  2. macOS Computer Use regression: app approval prompt missing for Ableton and Premiere ProOn GitHub#51362
  3. [macOS][Computer Use] App approval dialog never appears and Finder/Safari access is deniedOn GitHub#46276

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