Codex

Original wording

“whatever prompting they have in there makes the models constantly try to access UI apps, even when a better cli is available. saw this w/ docker :/”

CleanApp AI summary

Codex Desktop App Prioritizes UI Over CLI and Obscures Plan Mode: The Codex desktop app's system prompting causes models to prioritize UI interactions instead of CLI tools like Docker. Additionally, the plan mode feature is hidden and requires unexpected manual intervention.

Original wording

“my experience is the exact opposite. Codex on web is unusable, I can't even choose the model? Codex on mac is secretly an apple ploy for planned obsolescence seeing how it destroys my mac's CPU/RAM”

CleanApp AI summary

Codex Web Model Selection Defect and Mac Desktop Client Resource Exhaustion: Users report that Codex web is unusable due to being unable to choose a model, while the Mac desktop client causes severe CPU and RAM performance issues.

Original wording

“I think my biggest problem is it absolutely refuses (system prompt?) to do anything involving credentials, even securely in a way that isn’t leaking into logs. After that, it’s gotta be the clunkiness of computer and browser use. Almost unusable compared to codex.”

CleanApp AI summary

Friction and Strict System Prompt Refusals in Computer/Browser Use Capabilities: User reports clunky computer and browser automation capabilities compared to Codex, citing strict system prompt refusals when attempting to securely handle credentials.

Original wording

“Codex down? It's unusable at the moment. Is it just me? Just got a workspace routing discovery timeout error.”

CleanApp AI summary

Codex Service Outage: Workspace Routing Discovery Timeout Error: Users report that Codex is currently down and unusable after encountering a workspace routing discovery timeout error.

Original wording

“Codex macOS app switches to Fast speed after update without asking”

CleanApp AI summary

Codex macOS App Automatically Changes Speed Setting to 'Fast' Post-Update: The Codex macOS application reportedly switches configuration settings to 'Fast' speed automatically following an update without user prompt or notification.