bug: pasting in API key includes stray 'v' character on mac

[rgodha24]

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.53.0

What subscription do you have?

n/a

Which model were you using?

n/a

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm with ghostty

What issue are you seeing?

Command+V to paste in the API key into the Provide your own API key prompt sometimes includes a stray v character at the end of the key.

This also happens when sshed into a Linux machine from my mac+ghostty setup.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. run codex
2. run /logout
3. copy an api key like sk-something-super-secret
4. run codex, and choose sign in with api key
5. attempt to paste in the API key, and see the stray v character appear.

Screen.Recording.2025-10-31.at.1.55.26.PM.mov

This issue does NOT exist on Linux directly, where my paste keybinding is ctrl+shift+v.

What is the expected behavior?

pasting in API keys works as expected.

Additional information

Fixed by #4903

[github-actions]

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

• Pasting text into the Codex CLI prompt drops the lowercase “i” character. #5843
• Bug: Pasting Turkish i/İ into Codex CLI on Windows drops those characters (only IIII ııı remains) #5684
• Multi line pasting no longer works #5808

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[etraut-openai]

I haven't been able to repro the problem. I've installed the latest version of ghostty on an Apple Silicon Mac. When I log in with an API Key and paste text, I don't see an extra "v". Is there anything else that needs to be done to repro?

You said above that it sometimes inserts an extra "v". I presume that means it's intermittent. Do you suspect that it's timing related?

[rgodha24]

I think it's related to the order you release cmd and v. it happens intermittently if you press the v button a little bit after you press the cmd button, and release the cmd button first. here's a video with the macos built in keyboard showing:

Screen.Recording.2025-11-02.at.11.04.56.PM.mov

[etraut-openai]

Fix is merged. Thanks for the contribution!