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Codex starts and wants more permissions. It hangs and doesn't allow me to move further. Codex is a bricked. #32255
Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
ChatGPT Powered by Codex & OWL Version 26.707.31123 Released Jul 9, 2026
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
When I started the app, the attached screen showed up.
Clicking on "finish setup" does not work. Clicking on the link to continue with limited access does not work.
I had to rename my .codex directory to .codex_old and start the app. Then the permissions dialog opened up and I was able to proceed, nowever my entire history is in the old directory and I'm having to figure out how to get that all back.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
I don't know what triggered this. I stopped codex and restarted it. This showed up.
What is the expected behavior?
Expected behavior is to have the permissions dialog show up so I can grant the permissions and then proceed.
Additional information
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github-actions commentedon Jul 10, 2026
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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scott8 commentedon Jul 10, 2026
SOLVED:
This was caused by an edit to the config.toml
I had this:
command = "C:\Projects\MCP_Servers.venv\Scripts\python.exe"
args = ["C:\Projects\MCP_Servers\tool_catalog.py"]
command = 'C:\Projects\MCP_Servers.venv\Scripts\python.exe'
args = ['C:\Projects\MCP_Servers\tool_catalog.py']
lyrith3636 commentedon Jul 14, 2026
I just figured this out. A separate UAC window does not appear, but try clicking the “YES” button indicated by the arrow.
That allowed me to complete the setup. If it shows “Failed,” fully close the application from the system tray and then launch it again.
llJKll commentedon Jul 14, 2026
I found a working workaround for this issue.
Environment:
Workaround:
After switching Codex back to “OpenAI Official”, the real Windows setup process worked and I was able to enter the app normally.
Before this, my Codex configuration had previously been connected to a custom provider. CC Switch appears to have rewritten or normalized the Codex provider configuration.
This is only a workaround. I have not yet confirmed exactly which config field causes the setup page to fail.
scott8 commentedon Jul 14, 2026
I can duplicate this problem by adding a couple lines to my config.toml:
[mcp_servers.tool_catalog]
command = "C:\Projects\MCP_Servers.venv\Scripts\python.exe"
args = ["C:\Projects\MCP_Servers\tool_catalog.py"]
They should be single quotes:
[mcp_servers.tool_catalog]
command = 'C:\Projects\MCP_Servers.venv\Scripts\python.exe'
args = ['C:\Projects\MCP_Servers\tool_catalog.py']