Computer Use turns itself off and prevents browser work
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Codex web app / Work Mode (version not shown in UI)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
What platform is your computer?
macOS 10.15.7 (Intel), Chrome 151
What issue are you seeing?
Computer Use repeatedly turns itself off without any user action. When this happens, browser control stops and I cannot continue working.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a04167-0e73-7b32-bcf8-64e058886166
What is the expected behavior?
Computer Use should remain enabled for the entire browser task unless I explicitly turn it off, so the task can continue without interruption.
Additional information
The issue is recurring and blocks completion of browser-based work.
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 with the Codex web app/Work Mode path that manages Computer Use state, then use feedback ID no-active-thread-01a04167-0e73-7b32-bcf8-64e058886166 to investigate repeated deactivation on macOS 10.15.7 with Chrome 151. Done means Computer Use remains enabled during a browser task unless the user turns it off, with a regression test covering the failure.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100