codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix CLI crashes on startup with "connection refused" error

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Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:8080

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Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:8080
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When launching the codex CLI from terminal, it immediately exits with:

Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:8080

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install codex CLI
  2. Run codex in terminal
  3. Observe immediate crash

Environment: macOS 14.5, Node 22.x


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