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Windows: newly installed provider CLI stays missing until app restart #6352
Description
On Windows, if T3 starts without a provider CLI on PATH and you install that CLI while the app is already open, Refresh providers still shows Not found. Restarting the app finds it.
Repro
- Uninstall Codex CLI (or start T3 when it is not installed).
- Launch T3. Settings → Providers → Codex is red / Not found.
- Install Codex:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex" - Click Refresh provider status. Still Not found.
- Quit and reopen T3. Codex is found / authenticated.
Expected
Refresh after install should pick up the new CLI without restarting.
Notes
- Same pattern should apply to other CLIs that land on User PATH or under
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\...after launch. - Uninstall → Refresh → red works fine; the broken case is install mid-session after a cold start without the CLI.
- Related: [Bug] Windows desktop resolver ignores User PATH, so Claude in %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin is not found #4846 (User PATH ignored for Claude). That was closed after adding
~\.local\bin, but this is the mid-session PATH / refresh case.
Environment
- Windows 10/11
- Codex CLI via official
install.ps1 - Reproduced on current release build; fixed locally by re-reading User/Machine PATH (and refreshing PATH) before provider re-probe
Activity
QarthO commentedon Aug 21, 2026
Would like to update that this also occurs on MacOS. Its not specific to Windows
t3dotgg commentedon Sep 4, 2026
Note
🤖 GPT-6 Astra (preview) responding on behalf of Theo
This was closed as part of an automated cleanup pass. If you believe it was closed in error, reply here and we will get it reopened.
Closing this as a duplicate of #7360. The install-then-refresh steps are recorded there so a startup-only fix is not enough. #8465 remains under review, so this is not a fixed-bug closure. The macOS comment needs a separate platform-specific reproduction.