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ChatGPT Desktop Work repeatedly disconnects during long-running local tasks #46928

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Title: ChatGPT Desktop Work repeatedly disconnects during long-running local tasks

Description

ChatGPT Desktop Work repeatedly loses its Codex response stream during long-running local tasks.

The task starts normally, runs commands successfully, and works correctly for some time. Then the desktop app suddenly begins showing:

Reconnecting x/5

eventually reaching:

Reconnecting 5/5

and failing with:

stream disconnected before completion: error sending request for url https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses

This has happened repeatedly since I started using the desktop app and is not limited to the current release.

Environment

iMac 24-inch (2024)
Apple M4
24 GB RAM
macOS Golden Gate 27.0
ChatGPT Desktop / Codex & OWL version 26.915.31945
Released Sep 17, 2026

Feedback ID

01a0c194-21fa-7a13-af79-5a3d3368b89e

Failure timestamp

Sep 20, 2026, approximately 10:03 PM–10:20 PM Eastern Time

Impact

This affects long-running local Work tasks. Because the task is running locally in the desktop app, once the stream fails I cannot continue or recover that task from the web client.

Expected behavior

Work should maintain the local Codex stream for the duration of the task or recover cleanly after a transient disconnect.

Actual behavior

The client enters repeated reconnect attempts and eventually fails with stream disconnected before completion.

Additional context

In-app feedback was submitted with diagnostic logs enabled.

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  1. added
    bugSomething isn't working
    appIssues related to the Codex desktop app
    connectivityIssues involving networking or endpoint connectivity problems (disconnections)
    on Sep 21, 2026
  2. github-actions commented on Sep 21, 2026

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    Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

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  3. viajeconpuntos commented on Sep 21, 2026

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  4. viajeconpuntos commented on Sep 23, 2026

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