Codex keeps hijacking the browser instead of using MCPs, and devs are annoyed
alexgoughcooper · x · 2026-10-06
Developer alexgoughcooper complains that Codex increasingly takes over his browser directly instead of using MCP tools, disrupting his workflow — a real-world example of agent tool-path choices clashing with user expectations.
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