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Codex Chrome Extension Faces Multi-Day Outage

The Codex Chrome extension has been experiencing issues for several days, with users reporting that it is broken. The problem appears to be related to the browser's built-in skills and instruction routing. When a specific instruction is used within the extension, it works, but debugging suggests that the routing to other installed skills, such as agent-browser, may be problematic. AI

IMPACT Users of the Codex Chrome extension are experiencing a multi-day outage, impacting their ability to use its features.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a functional issue with a specific browser extension, which falls under the 'tool' category.

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Codex Chrome Extension Faces Multi-Day Outage

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The cluster describes a functional issue with a specific browser extension, which falls under the 'tool' category.
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sandipb ·

    omg. # Codex # chrome extension has been broken for days. Problem with the browser use inbuilt skill. If I use this specific instruction in the extension sessio

    omg. # Codex # chrome extension has been broken for days. Problem with the browser use inbuilt skill. If I use this specific instruction in the extension session it works """ Use browser:control-in-app-browser. Chrome is explicitly selected—not the in-app Browser. Follow the skil…