openai / openai/codex

Codex desktop app fails to create PR while the same task succeeds in Codex Web

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Description

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

Versione 26.818.21641

What subscription do you have?

PLUS

What platform is your computer?

WIn 11 Home 64bit

What issue are you seeing?

Pull request creation fails from the Codex desktop app, while opening the same Cloud task in Codex Web allows the PR to be created successfully.

The repository is correctly connected through the ChatGPT Codex Connector and the PR created from Codex Web immediately becomes visible in the desktop app, where it can also be reviewed and merged.

Therefore the GitHub repository/integration itself is working; the issue appears specific to the Create Pull Request action in the Codex desktop app.

This is reproducible with the same repository, account, task and commit.

Repository: grillofrancesco83/DANTE_AI_SCOUT

Workaround: open the same task in Codex Web → Create PR → return to Codex desktop app → PR is visible and can be merged normally.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

push the PR button once a commit is ready

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

No response

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the Codex desktop app's Create Pull Request action using the same task, repository, account, and commit described here. Compare that flow with creating the PR from Codex Web; done means the desktop action creates the PR directly without requiring the web workaround.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, rust
Domain
desktop, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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