Codex Desktop repeatedly logs me out after completing responses
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.819.11345
What subscription do you have?
plus
What platform is your computer?
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11; 10.0.22631 Build 22631; Microsoft Corporation; Multiprocessor Free; System Type: x64-based PC
What issue are you seeing?
A repeated sign-in screen appears whenever an
assistant response completes or I open an existing conversation.
The issue occurs in either of these situations:
An assistant response finishes in the currently open conversation.
I select an existing conversation from the sidebar.
Immediately afterward, the desktop UI switches to a logged-out state and displays the sign-in screen.
Signing in succeeds, but it appears to create another login/device session. The app then loses authentication again
after completing a response or opening an existing conversation. This loop is consistently reproducible.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a03a08-e949-7b50-986d-c7fe38d27dab
What is the expected behavior?
The desktop app should remain authenticated after completing a response or opening an existing conversation.
Additional information
No response
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 logout loop in Codex Desktop 26.819.11345 on Windows 11, using the reported feedback ID no-active-thread-01a03a08-e949-7b50-986d-c7fe38d27dab. Check authentication behavior after a response completes and after opening an existing conversation; done means the app remains signed in in both cases.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- authentication, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100