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[Codex App] Links created via “Share chat” cannot be revoked or deleted

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Description

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

26.825.51511 (build 7377)

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro 20x

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.3.0 x86_64 i386

What issue are you seeing?

A link created through the Codex App’s “Share chat” action cannot be revoked or deleted after it has been created.

The Codex App share dialog only displays a “Copy link” button. It does not provide a “Delete link”, “Revoke”, or “Stop sharing” action.

The snapshot also does not appear under ChatGPT Settings → Data Controls → Shared links. That page only lists regular ChatGPT shared conversations, so it cannot be used to manage the Codex snapshot.

As a result, the owner has no discoverable way to invalidate a public Codex thread snapshot URL. Anyone possessing the URL may continue viewing the snapshot indefinitely.

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Open a Codex chat in the desktop app.
  2. Right-click the chat in the sidebar.
  3. Select “Share”.
  4. Click “Copy link” to create the shared snapshot URL.
  5. Close and reopen the Share dialog for the same chat.
  6. Observe that the dialog only offers “Copy link”; there is no option to revoke or delete the existing link.
  7. Open ChatGPT Settings → Data Controls → Shared links.
  8. Observe that the Codex shared snapshot is not listed there.
  9. Open the previously generated URL and observe that the snapshot remains accessible.

This does not depend on the contents of the chat and does not require a code reproduction snippet.

No session ID or shared URL is included because they may expose private account or project information.

What is the expected behavior?

The owner should be able to revoke a shared Codex thread snapshot without deleting the original Codex chat.

At least one of the following management options should be available:

  1. A “Delete link” or “Stop sharing” action in the Codex Share dialog; or
  2. The Codex snapshot should appear under Settings → Data Controls → Shared links, where it can be deleted.

After revocation, opening the old URL should show that the snapshot is unavailable.

The UI should also clearly distinguish between copying an existing link and creating a new independent snapshot.

Additional information

This is both a product-management and privacy-control issue because the public link remains accessible, but the owner is not given a discoverable revocation control.

The regular ChatGPT shared-links documentation describes a deletion workflow, but that workflow does not appear to cover Codex shared thread snapshots.

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Research direction

No source files or tests are mentioned. Start by locating the Codex App Share dialog and the shared-link management flow, then verify how an existing snapshot is identified and invalidated. Done means the owner can revoke a snapshot without deleting the chat, and the old URL is no longer accessible.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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