openai / openai/codex

codex macos keeps crashing and restarting many times today

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Description

My local Codex desktop

It crashes repeatedly after opening, sometimes auto‑restarts immediately, which severely blocks daily work and usage experienceOpenAI Dev...

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Research direction

The report names only the Codex desktop app on macOS and provides no file, test, logs, or reproducible steps. Start by reproducing the repeated crash and restart on macOS and collect crash details; done means the app opens and remains running without repeated restarts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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