Codex builds whole apps but keeps choking on reusing your live Chrome session
ChrisGPT · x · 2026-09-28
The author describes recurring reliability issues driving browser automation with Codex: computer use frequently halts with "couldn't verify the current URL," forcing workarounds like reconnecting Chrome, restarting Codex, or nagging it to retry.
A second gripe: the model lacks initiative — given explicit parameters to build an app, it answers "I can do this" instead of just doing it, needing constant pushing. The author hopes for fixes at DevDay.
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