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

26.422.71525

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

What platform is your computer?

macOS, uname -mpr: 24.6.0 x86_64 i386

What issue are you seeing?

After updating Codex desktop, the Plugins and Skills pages render as a large blurred/covered overlay and are unreadable. The app still appears to load plugin and skill data, but the UI cannot be used normally.

This affects both the Plugins tab and the Skills tab. Installed plugins still seem to work in chats, but the marketplace/list UI is visually broken.

<img width="1440" height="900" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b9837a0a-c316-4374-b1f3-605a0cdb3ede" /> <img width="1440" height="900" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e03514c2-2b97-4a6f-ae86-c8196426f0bc" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Open Codex desktop on macOS.
  2. Click Plugins in the left sidebar.
  3. The Plugins page opens, but the list is blurred/covered and unreadable.
  4. Click Skills.
  5. The Skills page has the same blurred/unreadable rendering issue.

Troubleshooting already tried:

  • Reloaded Codex
  • Reset zoom
  • Restarted Codex
  • Cleared ~/Library/Application Support/Codex cache/rendering folders
  • Launched Codex with --disable-gpu
  • Renamed ~/Library/Application Support/Codex to force app state rebuild
  • Reset ~/.codex/.codex-global-state.json

The issue still happens after all of those.

What is the expected behavior?

The Plugins and Skills pages should render readable plugin/skill cards or lists, with visible names, descriptions, buttons, and search results.

Additional information

Relevant log clue:

unsupported feature enablement workspace_dependencies: currently supported features are apps, memories, plugins, tool_search, tool_suggest, tool_call_mcp_elicitation

Other info from logs:

  • App server reports: 0.126.0-alpha.8
  • Runtime/plugin bundle shown in logs: 26.426.12240
  • plugin/list requests return successfully, so this appears to be a UI rendering issue rather than plugin loading failure.

Screenshots attached show the broken Plugins and Skills pages.

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TL;DR

The issue is likely related to a UI rendering problem in the Codex App, and a potential fix could involve investigating the workspace_dependencies feature enablement.

Guidance

  • Investigate the workspace_dependencies feature and its potential impact on UI rendering, as indicated by the log clue.
  • Verify that the issue persists after resetting the app state and clearing cache folders, as the user has already tried this.
  • Check the compatibility of the Codex App version (26.422.71525) with the plugin/runtime bundle version (26.426.12240) to ensure there are no version conflicts.
  • Review the app server reports and plugin/list requests to confirm that the issue is indeed a UI rendering problem rather than a plugin loading failure.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue seems to be related to a specific app version and configuration.

Notes

The issue may be specific to the macOS platform and the ChatGPT Pro subscription. Further investigation is needed to determine the root cause of the problem.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Try to disable the workspace_dependencies feature or investigate alternative configurations to see if it resolves the UI rendering issue, as the log clue suggests this feature may be causing the problem.

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