Evidence record / codex
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2026-10-24-codex-patched-zsh-and-retired-feature-switches-leave-less-configuration-to-maintain
Patched zsh and retired feature switches leave less configuration to maintain. Codex removes the patched-zsh execution backend and stops bundling that patched shell. This is not removal of zsh support: section 2’s snapshot work includes zsh. The worktree and realtime-conversation flags become removed compatibility entries, rather than switches operators should rely on to disable those capabilities.
Channel: tagged-release. Half: both. Date: 2026-10-23.
Operator consequence: Remove obsolete patched-shell assumptions and test shell snapshots and command policy on the supported path. Audit configuration-management templates for retired feature flags; use actual permissions and platform controls where a capability must be constrained. A deleted switch reduces setup surface only if operators stop mistaking it for a working control.
Receipt
- https://github.com/openai/codex/commit/cd85a26cae00385a0dd9247381ef5d1d7ffe9ef3
- https://github.com/openai/codex/commit/a645742bb5615026ae673c9527f146ee551d4949
- https://github.com/openai/codex/commit/bb64b894fd67158be0f874872e6d7bfe717e7368
- https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/rust-v0.164.0/codex-rs/features/src/lib.rs
Finding metadata
Run: 2026-10-24-weekly-digest-2026-10-13_2026-10-24-frontier-v0
Finding ID: 2026-10-24-codex-patched-zsh-and-retired-feature-switches-leave-less-configuration-to-maintain
Profile citations
- Codex / claim / patched-shell-and-switch-retirement
Source links
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- commit2026-10-24-codex-patched-zsh-and-retired-feature-switches-leave-less-configuration-to-maintaingithub.com/openai/codex/commit/cd85a26cae00385a0dd9247381ef5d1d7ffe9ef3commit2026-10-24-codex-patched-zsh-and-retired-feature-switches-leave-less-configuration-to-maintaingithub.com/openai/codex/commit/a645742bb5615026ae673c9527f146ee551d4949commit2026-10-24-codex-patched-zsh-and-retired-feature-switches-leave-less-configuration-to-maintaingithub.com/openai/codex/commit/bb64b894fd67158be0f874872e6d7bfe717e7368tagged commit file2026-10-24-codex-patched-zsh-and-retired-feature-switches-leave-less-configuration-to-maintainopenai/codex / codex-rs/features/src/lib.rs
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