Constant ask for MCP Tool approvals #16911
Description
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.118.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
No response
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
No response
What issue are you seeing?
It is really annoying that I have to approve tool calls continuously even though they already have been approved (Allow always):
Tool call needs your approval. Reason: Tool call in payload; needs confirmation/context.
How can I turn this off? I don't want to nanny Codex for every second tool call?
Moreover, sometimes tool calls are also unnecessarily blocked by some safeguard, which confuses Codex.
The issue started appearing since 0.117.0. Downgrading to 0.116.0 works as usual although I can not mark tools as "Allow always" there.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
It happens irregularly, to me I hooked up ida-pro-mcp
What is the expected behavior?
No more prompts for approvals for already approved tools.
Additional information
No response