codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Intel macOS: Computer Use unavailable because computer-use bundled plugin is missing [2 comments, 2 participants]

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

26.422.30944

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Plus

What platform is your computer?

MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019 Intel, x86_64

What issue are you seeing?

The Computer Use feature is unavailable in Codex Desktop on my Intel Mac.

In Settings > Computer Use, the app shows that the Computer Use plugin cannot be used. There is no install button or way to enable it.

I checked the bundled plugins directory:

ls -la /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/
find /Applications/Codex.app -iname '*computer*' -print | head -50

The bundled plugins directory only contains:

browser-use
latex-tectonic

There is no computer-use folder under:

/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/

The logs appear to list computer-use as enabled, but the runtime marketplace only writes two plugins: browser-use and latex-tectonic.

Relevant log excerpt:

bundled_plugins_marketplace_sync_started disabledInstalledPluginCount=0 enabledPluginNames=["browser-use","computer-use","latex-tectonic"] forceInstallPluginNames=["browser-use"]

bundled_plugins_runtime_marketplace_written pluginCount=2 pluginNames=["browser-use","latex-tectonic"] targetMarketplaceRoot=/Users/kwj903/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled

bundled_plugins_marketplace_added enabledPluginNames=["browser-use","latex-tectonic"] marketplaceName=openai-bundled

This looks like the computer-use bundled plugin is missing from the Intel macOS app bundle.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Install the latest Codex Desktop app for Intel macOS.
2. Open Codex.
3. Go to Settings > Computer Use.
4. Observe that Computer Use is unavailable and there is no install/enable button.
5. Check the bundled plugins directory:

ls -la /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/
find /Applications/Codex.app -iname '*computer*' -print | head -50

1. Observe that only browser-use and latex-tectonic are present, and no computer-use directory exists.
2. Check logs:

grep -R "computer-use\|BundledPluginsMarketplace\|CUAService" \
  ~/Library/Logs/com.openai.codex 2>/dev/null | tail -100

1. Observe that computer-use appears in enabledPluginNames, but the runtime marketplace only contains browser-use and latex-tectonic.

What is the expected behavior?

Computer Use should be available on Intel macOS if the Intel Codex Desktop build is supported.

The app should either:

• include the computer-use bundled plugin in the app bundle, and allow it to be installed/enabled from Settings > Computer Use, or
• clearly indicate that Computer Use is not supported on Intel macOS if that is the intended behavior.

Expected bundled plugin path:

/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use

Additional information

Device:

• MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019 Intel
• Architecture: x86_64

Codex:

• Codex Desktop version: 26.422.30944
• Bundled Codex CLI: 0.125.0-alpha.3
• Bundled CLI binary: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64

Terminal output:

/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/codex: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
codex-cli 0.125.0-alpha.3

Bundled plugins found:

browser-use
latex-tectonic

No computer-use directory was found under the Codex.app bundle.

I also tried removing the app, clearing Codex plugin/runtime caches, and reinstalling the Codex Desktop app, but the computer-use bundled plugin is still missing.