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[Bug]: Unable to locate Codex CLI binaries. Ensure @openai/codex is installed with optional dependencies.

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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
node.js
Domain
cli, desktop

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Reproduce the GPT-agent flow on Windows 11 and start from the server's agent startup error and the logged cp/rm failures. Trace how the Codex CLI binaries are located and how checkpoint commands run; done means the agent starts without binary-location or shell-command errors and the Polyscope menu option is addressed.

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Description

Platform

Windows

Operating system version

Windows 11

System architecture

Intel (x86)

PolyScope Version

latest

Bug description

Codex on windows is unable to find binaries, and there is no option to set the path to use.

There is also no Polyscope option in the menubar.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Set agent to GPT
  2. Type anything
Relevant log output
[server:err] 'cp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
[server:err] operable program or batch file.
[server:err] 'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
[server:err] operable program or batch file.
[server:err] [checkpoint] failed to save: 143 | `;H.enqueue(L.encode(D))}async handleGetRequest(H){if(!H.headers.get("accept")?.includes("text/event-stream"))return this.createJsonErrorResponse(406,-32000,"Not Acceptable: Client must accept text/event-stream");let A=this.validateSession(H);if(A)return A;let $=this.validateProtocolVersion(H);if($)return $;if(this._eventStore){let U=H.headers.get("last-event-id");if(U)return this.replayEvents(U)}if(this._streamMapping.get(this._standaloneSseStreamId)!==void 0)return this.createJsonErrorResponse(409,-32000,"Conflict: Only one SSE stream is allowed per session");let I=new TextEncoder,D,M=new ReadableStream({start:(U)=>{D=U},cancel:()=>{this._streamMapping.delete(this._standaloneSseStreamId)}}),E={"Content-Type":"text/event-stream","Cache-Control":"no-cache, no-transform",Connection:"keep-alive"};if(this.sessionId!==void 0)E["mcp-session-id"]=this.sessionId;return this._streamMapping.set(this._standaloneSseStreamId,{controller:D,encoder:I,cleanup:()=>{this._streamMapping.delete(this._standaloneSseStreamId);try{

[server:err] 'cp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
[server:err] operable program or batch file.
[server:err]  signal: null,
[server:err]  status: 1,
[server:err]  output: [ null, "", "'cp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,\r\noperable program or batch file.\r\n" ],
[server:err]     pid: 44632,
[server:err]  stdout: "",
[server:err]  stderr: "'cp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,\r\noperable program or batch file.\r\n",
[server:err]       at genericNodeError (node:child_process:1010:22)
[server:err]       at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:470:27)
[server:err]       at execSync (node:child_process:278:31)
[server:err]       at N5H (B:/~BUN/root/polyscope-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe:148:1606)
[server:err]       at B:/~BUN/root/polyscope-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe:220:5564
[server:err]       at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)

[server] [agent] start error: Unable to locate Codex CLI binaries. Ensure @openai/codex is installed with optional dependencies.
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