Permission changes mid-task are not applied in the same session
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Description
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.149.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
5.6 Sol Fast
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
None, zsh
Codex doctor report
not available
What issue are you seeing?
Setting /permissions to an existing CLI mid-task doesn't work and I still get asked for permissions before running any commands.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Run a task and when it's running, switch permissions using the /permissions command. Then check if your new permissions are followed in subsequent operations.
What is the expected behavior?
Permission changes should reflect into the working task immediately. eg if I allowed full access, it shouldn't ask me for command permissions. Changes should persist in the same session at least.
Additional information
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in Codex CLI by starting a task, changing permissions with /permissions, and observing subsequent command requests. Trace how permission state is read during an active task; done means permission changes take effect for later operations in the same session without unnecessary prompts.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- authorization, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100