Cloud task started in Codex Desktop disappears after navigating to another thread #35686

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.721.41059

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 27.0.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

A Codex Cloud task started from the macOS desktop app disappears from the app after navigating to another thread.

The cloud task itself is not lost. It remains available through its direct ChatGPT Codex task URL, and codex cloud list returns it with status READY. However, it is absent from:

• Recents
• the associated project/environment in the sidebar
• projectless chats
• any visible Cloud or Remote task-history surface in the desktop app

This creates a dead end: the desktop app can create the cloud task, but after leaving it there is no apparent way to find or reopen it from the app.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open Codex Desktop on macOS.
2. Start a new chat.
3. Select a Codex Cloud environment/repository as the execution environment.
4. Submit a prompt so that the cloud task is created and opened in the desktop app.
5. Navigate to a different existing thread.
6. Look for the cloud task in Recents, the related project/environment, and the rest of the sidebar.
7. Observe that the cloud task is nowhere in the desktop app.
8. Run codex cloud list or open the task URL on chatgpt.com/codex/tasks/task_e_[redacted].
9. Observe that the task still exists and is complete/ready in Codex Cloud.

CLI version on the same machine: codex-cli 0.144.6.

What is the expected behavior?

A cloud task created from Codex Desktop should remain discoverable and reopenable from Codex Desktop after navigating away.

It could appear in Recents, under its cloud environment/repository, or in a dedicated Cloud/Remote task-history section. At minimum, the app should retain a durable link to every cloud task that it creates.

Additional information

The task had:

• a normal task_e_... cloud task ID
• a valid direct URL
• status READY in codex cloud list
• no diff, which should not affect whether the task remains discoverable

This appears distinct from #29694. In that report, a cloud task is visible in the desktop app but can only be continued locally. In this case, the cloud task disappears from the desktop app entirely after navigating away.