Codex extension crashes the page

Author: spliticeCreated Jun 16, 2026Updated Aug 1, 2026
Labelsbugwaiting-for-infotriagecode-server

Is there an existing issue for this?

  • I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

  • Web Browser: Chrome
  • Local OS: Windows 11
  • Remote OS: Debian Trixie
  • Remote Architecture: x64
  • code-server --version: 4.116.0

Steps to Reproduce

Spend a day closing issues with codex.

Expected

No issue

Actual

Relyably within 4-5 hours you will start getting

I am currently poisiting that something is being stored into indexdb or something client side (ideas?) thats causing a crash.

Seems to be getting worse too.

Logs

Nothing of interest on the server side.

Screenshot/Video

No response

Does this bug reproduce in native VS Code?

No, this works as expected in native VS Code

Does this bug reproduce in VS Code web?

I did not test VS Code web

Does this bug reproduce in GitHub Codespaces?

I did not test GitHub Codespaces

Are you accessing code-server over a secure context?

  • I am using a secure context.

Notes

I have tested removing nearly every other extension, it appears to be code-server + codex.

Happy to get logs if you can provide some indication on how to, there doesnt appear to be anything on the server side as this seems to trigger a client side bug.