Unable to enable Remote Control on Mac
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.803.41515 (Build 6321)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm (macOS 26.5.2)
What issue are you seeing?
Remote Control cannot be enabled in the Codex desktop app. The setup fails before displaying a QR code, and the UI shows: “Unable to enable Remote Control. Please try again.”
The desktop diagnostic log showed:
connection-failed: ignoring invalid experimental feature enablement keys: apps_mcp_path_override
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex Settings.
- Go to Connections > Control this Mac.
- Select Allow/Enable Remote Control.
- Observe that setup fails before a QR code appears.
Troubleshooting already completed:
- Completely quit Codex with Command-Q.
- Reopened the application.
- Tried enabling Remote Control again.
- The same error still occurs.
What is the expected behavior?
Remote Control should be enabled and a QR code should appear so the ChatGPT mobile app can connect to this Mac.
Additional information
Feedback ID: 019fe967-cac6-72c0-b5ff-73a1013097b5
I could not find apps_mcp_path_override in my user configuration files, so this may be an internal desktop feature configuration or compatibility issue.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure through Settings > Connections > Control this Mac and search the repository for “Remote Control” and “apps_mcp_path_override”. Compare the diagnostic log with the enablement flow; done means the setup succeeds and displays a QR code for mobile connection.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100