"Chat" mode blocks deep-linking a path

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

26.803.41515

What subscription do you have?

Free

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

We're working on an integration with ChatGPT app that allows our users to open files and folders with ChatGPT.
I noticed that calling a claude:// deep link with path= specified has no effect if the "Chat" mode was selected.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open ChatGPT app and switch to "Chat"
2. Execute in Terminal: open "codex://new?path=<url-encoded local folder path>"
3. Observe that no project is added to the new conversation (expected), but also no error message appeared telling user what happened (unexpected)
4. Switch to Work and observe that the passed folder is shown as the project

What is the expected behavior?

One of the following:

• The same error as when switching from Work to Chat with a project already added
• Automatically change the mode to Work

Additional information

No response

Start by reproducing the codex://new deep link from Terminal while the Codex App is in Chat mode, then trace the deep-link handling and Chat/Work mode transition. Done means the path produces the documented error or switches to Work automatically instead of being silently ignored.