Computer Use native apps unavailable

“Computer Use plugin is not available on ChatGPT desktop app (Intel macOS).”

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Quiet. No reports and thumbs-up in the last two weeks, down from 10 a week at the mid-September peak.

9 bugs in this theme

Computer Use plugin missingNo workaround yet10 people
Computer Use lists no appsNo workaround yet6 people
No native app controlNo workaround yet5 people
Computer Use sees no Windows appsNo workaround yet4 people
No native apps listedNo workaround yet4 people
Computer Use service missingNo workaround yet3 people
Locked use fails on Intel MacsNo workaround yet2 people
Native Computer Use missingNo workaround yet2 people
Computer Use trusted RPC errorNo workaround yet2 people

What's included

Computer Use plugin, "Any App" or @Computer missing from Plugins, Settings or the mention menu, mainly on Intel Macs
Native app inventory returns apps: [] while browser control works
Errors such as "Trusted RPC service is not configured: sky", "nodeRepl.fetch request failed" or "cua.listWindows is not a function"
Managed Computer Use helper fails to spawn or Locked use cannot be enabled
Persists after reinstalling the app or plugin and restarting, on Windows and macOS

Not included

A single app such as VS Code failing while other native apps work
Browser-only control problems with @Chrome or @Edge

Original reports29, newest first

Oct 22, 2026Missing Computer useOn GitHub#56294
Oct 19, 2026Intel macOS: Locked use fails in 26.1013.40934 because Computer Use service and installer are absentOn GitHub#55236
Oct 14, 2026macOS Intel: Locked use fails immediately because Computer Use Installer is absent from official x64 packageOn GitHub#54021
Oct 14, 2026Intel Mac: Desktop Computer Use stopped working after an update; background service fails to startOn GitHub#53950
Oct 9, 2026“Any App” missing from Computer Use settings on Intel Mac — native plugin absent in 26.1007.21159On GitHub#52490
Oct 8, 2026macOS: Computer Use plugin missing from the directory + "Failed to spawn managed Computer Use service" (ChatGPT/Codex 26.1002.52244)On GitHub#52191
Oct 8, 2026Appshots fail on Intel macOS: bundled SkyComputerUseService is missingOn GitHub#51987
Oct 4, 2026[Windows Desktop] Computer Use plugin unavailable; native app inventory is emptyOn GitHub#50907
Oct 3, 2026macOS: “Any App” and @Computer missing despite Computer Use plugin being enabledOn GitHub#50532
Sep 30, 2026Windows: native Computer Use remains browser-only despite enabled local backendOn GitHub#49742

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Sep 29, 2026Computer Use cannot detect or control desktop apps on WindowsOn GitHub#49203
Sep 27, 2026Cannot get computer control to workOn GitHub#48842
Sep 27, 2026[Windows][Codex App] Computer Use - SOL and Luna still fails unlike AstraOn GitHub#48815
Sep 27, 2026computer use cannot enumerate windows appsOn GitHub#48660
Sep 26, 2026Windows native Computer Use missing Agent environment selector and cannot detect appsOn GitHub#48608
Sep 25, 2026Windows Computer Use cannot discover native apps/windows while same account works on second PCOn GitHub#47998
Sep 24, 2026Windows Computer Use: native app control not available (cua exposes browser functions only; "Trusted RPC service is not configured: sky")On GitHub#47815
Sep 23, 2026Computer Use cannot see visible Windows applicationsOn GitHub#47598
Sep 23, 2026codex-cli 0.156.1 computer-use errOn GitHub#47475
Sep 22, 2026native computer use helper missing on intel mac; plugin unavailableOn GitHub#47421
Sep 18, 2026Windows Computer Use cannot enumerate native appsOn GitHub#46436
Sep 17, 2026Computer Use is not available on ChatGPT MacOS IntelOn GitHub#46327
Sep 17, 2026computer-use is brokenOn GitHub#46272
Sep 17, 2026Windows 11, Codex Desktop. Computer Use displays “Trusted RPC service is not configured” every time it accesses an open Windows app. Computer Use has already been reinstalled and Codex restarted.On GitHub#46209
Sep 16, 2026Windows Computer Use returns apps: [] and cannot access native apps such as CapCutOn GitHub#45995
Sep 16, 2026Windows Linking FailureOn GitHub#45973
Sep 16, 2026Windows: Computer Use cannot control native desktop apps — cua_repl launches with a browser-only surfaceOn GitHub#45948
Sep 15, 2026Computer Use plugin and @Computer are unavailable in Codex desktop appOn GitHub#45696
Sep 14, 2026Native Computer Use unavailable on macOS; documented plugin and “Any App” control missingOn GitHub#45437