Codex / ChatGPT sign-in is missing from Agents Window after enabling documented settings
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Description
### VS Code Version
1.138.0 Stable
### OS
Windows x64
### Problem
I followed the official documentation for using Codex in the Agents Window without GitHub sign-in:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/agent-harnesses#_use-codex-without-github-sign-in-experimental
I enabled:
`chat.agentHost.codexAgent.enabled`
`chat.agentHost.allowSignedOutWhenUsable`
`chat.editor.codex.preferAgentHost`
Then I reloaded/restarted VS Code.
However, in the dedicated Agents Window:
- There is no `Sign in to ChatGPT` option.
- The Session Target / Agent picker only shows Copilot and Claude.
- Codex does not appear at all.
- Therefore I cannot use my ChatGPT subscription to run Codex as an Agent Host harness.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Install VS Code 1.138.0 Stable.
2. Enable `chat.agentHost.codexAgent.enabled`.
3. Enable `chat.agentHost.allowSignedOutWhenUsable`.
4. Reload VS Code.
5. Run `Chat: Open Agents Window`.
6. Open the account menu or create a new Agent session.
### Actual behavior
Only GitHub/Copilot sign-in is available. Codex is missing from the Agents Window and there is no ChatGPT login entry.
### Expected behavior
According to the documentation, after enabling Agent Host Codex, the Agents Window should allow `Sign in to ChatGPT` and selecting Codex as the Agent/Harness using a ChatGPT subscription without requiring GitHub Copilot.
### Additional note
This report is specifically about the dedicated Agents Window / Agent Host Codex integration, not the OpenAI Codex VS Code extension or the normal Chat sidebar.
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