The access_programs parameter is not enabled for this organization

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.155.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-6 astra

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

powershell

Codex doctor report

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "generatedAt": "1789772067s since unix epoch",
  "overallStatus": "warning",
  "codexVersion": "0.155.0",
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      "category": "app-server",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "background server is not running",
      "details": {
        "control socket": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\app-server-control\\app-server-control.sock",
        "daemon state dir": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\app-server-daemon",
        "mode": "ephemeral",
        "pid file": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\app-server-daemon\\app-server.pid (missing)",
        "settings": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\app-server-daemon\\settings.json (missing)",
        "status": "not running",
        "update-loop pid file": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\app-server-daemon\\app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "auth.credentials": {
      "id": "auth.credentials",
      "category": "auth",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "auth is configured",
      "details": {
        "auth file": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\auth.json",
        "auth storage mode": "File",
        "stored API key": "false",
        "stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
        "stored agent identity": "false",
        "stored auth mode": "chatgpt"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "config.load": {
      "id": "config.load",
      "category": "config",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "config loaded",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex",
        "active thread overrides": "not inspected",
        "config.toml": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\config.toml",
        "config.toml parse": "ok",
        "configuration load ms": "59",
        "configuration scope": "invocation config, including cloud-managed policy",
        "cwd": "C:\\dev\\Laerdal\\dcs-knowledgehub",
        "enabled feature flags": "<redacted>",
        "feature flag overrides": "none",
        "feature flags enabled": "48",
        "log dir": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\log",
        "mcp servers": "2",
        "model": "gpt-6-astra",
        "model provider": "openai",
        "sqlite home": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex"
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      "durationMs": 0
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      "category": "git",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "git executable found; execution not verified",
      "details": {
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        "PATH git #1": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\cmd\\git.exe",
        "PATH git entries": "1",
        "git execution": "not inspected (PATH helpers are not executed)",
        "repo detected": "true",
        "repo root": "C:\\dev\\Laerdal\\dcs-knowledgehub",
        "selected git": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\cmd\\git.exe"
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      "durationMs": 5
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    "git.worktree.dev_drive": {
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      "category": "git",
      "status": "warning",
      "summary": "this worktree is not on a Windows Dev Drive; moving it to a trusted Dev Drive can significantly improve repository and filesystem performance",
      "details": {},
      "remediation": "create a trusted Windows Dev Drive for source repositories: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/<redacted>",
      "durationMs": 0
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    "installation": {
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      "status": "ok",
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      "details": {
        "PATH codex #1": "C:\\Users\\romei\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\OpenAI\\Codex\\bin\\codex.exe",
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        "managed by Vite+": "false",
        "managed by bun": "false",
        "managed by npm": "false",
        "managed by pnpm": "false",
        "managed package root": "not set"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 7
    },
    "mcp.config": {
      "id": "mcp.config",
      "category": "mcp",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "MCP configuration is locally consistent",
      "details": {
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        "disabled servers": "0",
        "stdio servers": "2"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 6
    },
    "network.env": {
      "id": "network.env",
      "category": "network",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "network-related environment looks readable",
      "details": {
        "managed proxy": "not configured",
        "proxy env vars": "none",
        "respect system proxy": "disabled"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "network.provider_reachability": {
      "id": "network.provider_reachability",
      "category": "reachability",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "active provider endpoints are reachable over HTTP",
      "details": {
        "ChatGPT inference URL": "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted> reachable (HTTP 405)",
        "reachability mode": "ChatGPT auth"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 327
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    "network.websocket_reachability": {
      "id": "network.websocket_reachability",
      "category": "websocket",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "Responses WebSocket handshake succeeded",
      "details": {
        "DNS": "2 IPv4, 0 IPv6, first IPv4",
        "auth mode": "chatgpt",
        "connect timeout": "15000 ms",
        "endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
        "handshake result": "HTTP 101 Switching Protocols",
        "model provider": "openai",
        "provider name": "OpenAI",
        "proxy env vars": "none",
        "reasoning header": "false",
        "server model present": "false",
        "supports websockets": "true",
        "wire API": "responses"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 797
    },
    "runtime.provenance": {
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      "category": "runtime",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "running standalone on windows-x86_64",
      "details": {
        "commit": "unknown",
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 1
    },
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      "status": "ok",
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "sandbox.helpers": {
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      "category": "sandbox",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "sandbox configuration is readable",
      "details": {
        "approval policy": "OnRequest",
        "codex-linux-sandbox helper": "none",
        "denied-read glob rules": "0",
        "denied-read restrictions": "false",
        "denied-read rules": "0",
        "execve wrapper helper": "none",
        "filesystem sandbox": "restricted",
        "glob scan max depth": "unbounded",
        "managed filesystem source": "none",
        "network sandbox": "restricted",
        "sandbox backend": "<redacted>"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "security.endpoint": {
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      "summary": "endpoint protection detected; Codex exclusions are unverified",
      "details": {
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      },
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          "cause": "Microsoft Defender can interfere with Codex. Verify Codex exclusions.",
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          "expected": "Codex application and helper exclusions",
          "remedy": "Microsoft Defender: Add a certificate or executable-path exclusion for Codex and its helpers. If Attack Surface Reduction blocks Codex, add a rule exclusion. If Controlled Folder Access blocks Codex, allow the app.",
          "fields": [
            "Codex exclusions"
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      ],
      "remediation": "ask your security administrator to verify Codex exclusions and required helper allowances",
      "durationMs": 34
    },
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      "id": "state.paths",
      "category": "state",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "state paths and databases are inspectable",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex (dir)",
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        "log DB": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\logs_2.sqlite (file)",
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      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "sufficient free disk space (204.1 GiB)",
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      "category": "system",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "OS language en-US",
      "details": {
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        "VISUAL": "not set",
        "os": "Windows 10.0.26200 (Windows 11 Core) [64-bit]",
        "os language": "en-US",
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    },
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      "category": "terminal",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "terminal metadata was detected",
      "details": {
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        "console output code page": "437",
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      "category": "title",
      "status": "ok",
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      "details": {
        "terminal title activity": "true",
        "terminal title items": "activity, project-name",
        "terminal title project source": "git repo root",
        "terminal title project value": "dcs-knowledgehub",
        "terminal title source": "default"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "updates.status": {
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      "category": "updates",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "update configuration is locally consistent",
      "details": {
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        "check for update on startup": "true",
        "last checked at": "2026-09-18T11:02:11.331522900Z",
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        "latest version status": "newer version is available",
        "update action": "standalone installer",
        "version cache": "C:\\Users\\romei\\.codex\\version.json"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 592
    }
  }
}

What issue are you seeing?

Getting this error and the process crashes (stops). Not really working on anything cybersecurity related, just implementing Auth0 authentication flow for my app. Still, would expect some sort of a refusal instead of a plain old crash.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

NA

What is the expected behavior?

Expected behavior is API not crashing but providing a refusal response

Additional information

No response

Start by reproducing the issue with Codex CLI 0.155.0 on Windows using PowerShell, then review the Codex doctor report and the organization configuration related to access_programs. Done means determining why the parameter is unavailable for this organization and either restoring access or documenting the required eligibility and error handling.