codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Intel macOS x64 26.519.41501 still missing computer-use helper for Appshots and Locked use

Summary

Codex Desktop 26.519.41501 on Intel macOS still cannot use Computer Use, Appshots, or Locked use because the x64 distribution does not include the computer-use bundled plugin or the Codex Computer Use.app helper.

This appears to still be a packaging/distribution issue in the current x64 build, not a local permissions issue.

Environment

Hardware/arch: Intel Mac, x86_64
CPU: Intel Core i9-9880H
Codex Desktop: 26.519.41501
CFBundleVersion: 3044
Bundled Codex CLI: codex-cli 0.133.0-alpha.1

Symptoms

• Appshots hotkey registration and dispatch work.
• Appshots capture fails before producing a screenshot or AX text.
• Locked use cannot be enabled reliably.
• Reinstalling Codex and updating from 26.519.31651 to 26.519.41501 did not change the result.

The relevant failure remains:

Computer Use capture worker start failed
errorMessage="Failed to spawn managed Computer Use service"

Local bundle state after updating to 26.519.41501

The installed app bundle contains only:

/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/
  browser
  chrome
  latex

The generated user bundled marketplace also contains only:

~/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled/plugins/
  browser
  chrome
  latex

No computer-use, Codex Computer Use.app, SkyComputerUseService, or CUA helper payload exists under:

/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/
~/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled/plugins/
~/.codex/plugins/cache/openai-bundled/

Current x64 package check

The x64 appcast now points to:

26.519.41501
CFBundleVersion 3044
https://persistent.oaistatic.com/codex-app-prod/Codex-darwin-x64-26.519.41501.zip

I downloaded and inspected the full zip. It still contains only:

Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/latex/
Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/browser/
Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/chrome/

It does not contain:

computer-use
Codex Computer Use.app
SkyComputerUseService

arm64 package comparison

The same-version arm64 package does include the missing payload:

Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use/
Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use/Codex Computer Use.app/
Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use/Codex Computer Use.app/Contents/MacOS/SkyComputerUseService

However, that helper is arm64-only and cannot be copied into the Intel install:

SkyComputerUseService: Mach-O 64-bit arm64 executable
lipo -archs: arm64

Related helper binaries in the arm64 package are also arm64-only, including SkyComputerUseClient, CUALockScreenGuardian, and the Locked use authorization plugin installer.

Older x64 package check

I also checked older x64 packages still listed in the appcast:

26.519.31651
26.519.22136
26.513.31313
26.513.20950
26.506.31421

Those packages also did not expose computer-use, Codex Computer Use.app, or SkyComputerUseService, so rolling back does not appear to be a viable workaround.

Related issues

This is related to, but intentionally adds current 26.519.41501 evidence:

• #18404
• #19932
• #24053
• #24207

Expected behavior

The x64 build should either:

1. include an x86_64 or universal computer-use helper/plugin payload, so Computer Use, Appshots, and Locked use can work on supported Intel Macs; or
2. clearly hide/disable these settings on Intel macOS if Computer Use is no longer supported on x86_64.

Actual behavior

The settings are visible and the Appshots hotkey path starts, but the required helper payload is absent from the x64 distribution, so the managed Computer Use service cannot spawn.