macOS Create Project not working in desktop app
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.825.51511
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.6.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
"failed to create project"
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Select Codex
- Select "+" to create new project
- select 'Local' then Next
- give it a name
- create project
What is the expected behavior?
It should create a new project
Additional information
restarted chatgpt/codex desktop app several times.
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Research direction
Start with the desktop app's Create Project flow on macOS (Darwin 25.6.0 arm64) using Codex App 26.825.51511, following the listed Local-project steps. Trace where the “failed to create project” result is surfaced; done means a named Local project is created instead of the error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100