openai / openai/codex

$ opens Skills/Apps popup and cannot be disabled

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Description

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

26.825.32147

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro ($200/month)

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

In the ChatGPT/Codex desktop Work composer, typing a dollar sign ($) opens the Skills/Apps mention picker. This interferes with normal text entry, especially for financial and accounting work where dollar amounts are entered constantly. There is no apparent setting to disable or remap this trigger.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: 01a049dd-d352-7142-bc1e-b82cb40ee1ee

What is the expected behavior?

A dollar sign should be entered as ordinary text. The Skills/Apps popup should use a non-conflicting trigger, or Settings should provide an option to disable or remap the $ trigger.

Additional information

This is especially disruptive in accounting workflows. Pressing Escape dismisses the popup for that occurrence, but doing this for every dollar amount is not a practical long-term workaround.

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Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start in the ChatGPT/Codex desktop Work composer by reproducing the issue with a dollar sign, then trace the input and Skills/Apps picker entry point. Done means dollar amounts enter as ordinary text while the picker remains usable through a non-conflicting trigger or configurable setting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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