【BUG】Slash commands completely not working in Codex Desktop App (no UI + no parsing)

[Destiny-9527]

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

• macOS - Codex Desktop App - Tested versions: - codex-cli 0.118.0-alpha.2

What subscription do you have?

plus

What platform is your computer?

macOS

What issue are you seeing?

Summary

Slash commands (/) do not work at all in Codex Desktop App:

• No command menu appears when typing /
• Commands like /status are not recognized
• Input is treated as plain text

This affects both UI and command execution.

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Environment

• macOS
• Codex Desktop App
• Tested versions:
  • codex-cli 0.118.0-alpha.2
  • codex-cli 0.108.0-alpha.12

Additional Context

• Other users on the same version (macOS + 0.118.0-alpha.2) can use slash commands normally
• Tested with a new account → same issue
• CLI works correctly (/status works in codex CLI)

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Notes

This seems similar to other issues where slash commands:

• are ignored or treated as plain text (Support Slash Commands in codex exec Mode #3641)
• do not trigger in UI (Slash commands in VS Code extension #5114)

However, this case is more severe:

👉 Slash commands are completely non-functional (no UI + no parsing)

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open Codex Desktop App
2. Start a new thread
3. Type:/status
4. Press enter

Actual Behavior

• No slash command menu appears
• /status is sent as plain text
• No command execution happens

Expected Behavior

• Typing / should open slash command menu
• /status should be recognized and executed

What is the expected behavior?

Possible Cause

Suspected:

• Feature flag inconsistency OR
• UI regression where slash handler is not registered

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Impact

• Core documented functionality does not work
• Inconsistent behavior across users
• No fallback or UI hint provided

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Willing to Help

I can provide:

• screen recording
• logs (~/Library/Logs/com.openai.codex/)

Additional information

No response

[github-actions]

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

• When typing / in the input box, the slash command menu does not appear. #16412

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[Destiny-9527]

Additional symptom: when I type /status (or another slash command) and press Enter, the first Enter does nothing at all. Only after pressing Enter a second time is the text sent as a normal chat message. This makes it feel like slash command handling is being intercepted but failing before execution.

[tienanh0903k]

Have you been able to fix that problem?

[NgdHung31]

I'm having the same problem on Windows 11, Codex apps 26.325.31654.

I've tried everything including:

• Reinstalling Codex apps and restarting my laptop
• Logging back into Codex with a different account
  I checked the Codex logs and found an authentication issue where requests to "chatgpt.com/backend-api/plugins/*" were blocked. But even after trying the above methods, I'm still being blocked. I'm using a Plus account.

[Destiny-9527]

Have you been able to fix that problem?

test your network connection to ab.chatgpt.com.

[Destiny-9527]

I'm having the same problem on Windows 11, Codex apps 26.325.31654.

I've tried everything including:

• Reinstalling Codex apps and restarting my laptop
• Logging back into Codex with a different account
  I checked the Codex logs and found an authentication issue where requests to "chatgpt.com/backend-api/plugins/*" were blocked. But even after trying the above methods, I'm still being blocked. I'm using a Plus account.

test your network connection to ab.chatgpt.com.