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Codex view remains blank on VS Code 1.128 (Windows 10) #35921

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What version of the IDE extension are you using?

Codex – OpenAI's coding agent Release: 26.721.41059 Pre-release: 26.5721.30844

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Plus

Which IDE are you using?

Visual Studio Code 1.128.0 (Official)

What platform is your computer?

Windows 10 22H2 (Build 19045) x64

What issue are you seeing?

The Codex extension installs successfully and activates correctly.

However, the Codex UI never loads.

Symptoms:

  • Codex: New Codex Agent opens a blank page.
  • Codex: New Chat in ChatGPT Sidebar is blank.
  • Chat: Manage Language Models shows an empty list.
  • No OpenAI login screen is shown.

The extension appears in Running Extensions and activates successfully.

Things already tried:

  • Reinstalled the extension
  • Switched between Release and Pre-release
  • Developer: Reload Window
  • View: Reset View Locations
  • Fresh VS Code User Data
  • Browser access to chatgpt.com works normally
  • ChatGPT Plus account

Expected:

Opening Codex should display either the login flow or the Codex UI.

Actual:

The Codex page remains completely blank.

The issue reproduces in a fresh VS Code user-data directory with no custom settings.

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Install the Codex extension.
  2. Open VS Code.
  3. Run "Codex: New Codex Agent".
  4. The Codex view opens but remains completely blank.
  5. Run "Chat: Manage Language Models".
  6. The Language Models list is empty.

What is the expected behavior?

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