VS Code Codex extension on macOS breaks native Cmd+` window cycling when focus is in the Codex pane

[filip-franek]

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

26.417.40842

What subscription do you have?

Plus and Business

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Summary

On macOS, the native `Cmd+`` shortcut to rotate between open windows of the current app does not work when keyboard focus is inside the Codex pane in VS Code.

This works in other VS Code panes and also appears to work in Copilot Chat, but not in the Codex extension pane.

Actual behavior

Nothing happens unless I add a manual VS Code keybinding for the detected keycode.

If I bind cmd+[IntlBackslash] to workbench.action.quickSwitchWindow, VS Code invokes that command, but it only opens VS Code’s quick window picker. That is not equivalent to native macOS `Cmd+`` window cycling

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open at least two VS Code windows on macOS.
2. Open the Codex pane in one window.
3. Focus anywhere inside the Codex pane.
4. Press `Cmd+``.

With Developer: Toggle Keyboard Shortcuts Troubleshooting enabled, VS Code logs:

• Resolving meta+[IntlBackslash]
• No keybinding entries.

What is the expected behavior?

When focus is inside the Codex pane, pressing Cmd+` should rotate to the next open VS Code window, matching normal macOS app behavior.

Additional information

No response

[github-actions]

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

• Ctrl+F does not move the cursor forward in the Codex composer in vscode #18875
• Select all (Cmd+A) in prompt box also selects all of the current file #17780

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