Computer Use plugin enabled but MCP server disabled by default in config.toml
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Description
Description
The computer-use plugin shows as “enabled” in the plugin settings, but the underlying MCP server is disabled by default in ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.computer-use]
command = "./Codex Computer Use.app/Contents/SharedSupport/SkyComputerUseClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SkyComputerUseClient"
args = ["mcp"]
cwd = "."
enabled = false
This causes @电脑 / @Computer tag to have no effect — the computer-use tools are completely unavailable even though the plugin appears active in the UI.
Expected Behavior
When the computer-use plugin is enabled, the MCP server should also be enabled by default.
Actual Behavior
Plugin shows as enabled, but the MCP server config in config.toml has enabled = false, making the plugin non-functional.
Environment
macOS 27 (Apple Silicon)
Codex version: 26.908.40834
Plugin: computer-use@openai-bundled v1.0.1000968
Workaround
Manually edit ~/.codex/config.toml and change enabled = false to enabled = true under [mcp_servers.computer-use], then restart Codex.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how ~/.codex/config.toml is generated and how the computer-use plugin's enabled state maps to [mcp_servers.computer-use]. Verify the default enabled value and the plugin configuration path, then confirm that enabling the plugin makes @电脑 / @Computer tools available without manual edits or a restart workaround.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- cli, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100