[VSCode][openai.chatgpt] File links in chat do not open in editor (macOS)

Codex Codex CLI
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I’m reporting an issue with the openai.chatgpt VSCode extension.

Summary
When I click file links sent by Codex in chat, the file does not open in the VSCode editor.

Expected behavior
Clicking a file link from Codex (for example, an absolute path with line reference) should open the target file in the editor.

Actual behavior
Nothing happens when I click the file link (no file opens).

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a chat with Codex in VSCode.

  2. Receive a response containing file links.

  3. Click a file link.

  4. The file does not open in the editor.

Troubleshooting already attempted

  • Updated VSCode and extension.

  • Ran Developer: Reload Window.

  • Confirmed workspace is trusted.

  • Disabled/re-enabled the extension.

  • Tested in another workspace.

Environment

  • VSCode 1.116.0 (Universal)

  • Commit: 560a9dba96f961efea7b1612916f89e5d5d4d679

  • Date: 2026-04-15T00:28:13Z

  • Electron: 39.8.7

  • Chromium: 142.0.7444.265

  • Node.js: 22.22.1

  • OS: Darwin x64 25.4.0

  • Codex Plugin

    • Identifier: openai.chatgpt

    • Version: 26.409.20454

Impact
This breaks the fast navigation workflow to files referenced by Codex during implementation and review.

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Welcome to the forum!

Thanks for reporting.

You are more than welcome to report issues here.

The official place to report OpenAI Codex issues is the GitHub OpenAI Codex issues tab.

I used ChatGPT to search for a similar issue the results were not what I would consider a good match.

Considering searching the current issues and if one matches your issue then give the issue a “thumbs up” vote to show this matters to you.

If you do not find an issue that matches your issue then open a new isssue.

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Thanks, I have created an issue on their repo as suggested.

Issue 18217 (For some reason I can’t put links here)

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I just updated my plugin version to 26.415.20818 and now I’m able to open files again like before.

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I edited the post and updated the link for you.

The reason you can not create a link is that as a new user you are restricted for such.
You need to be at Discourse trust level 1 to create links here.

The reason being that bots would create new users and post links as ads or such so it is a very effective way to stop such.

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