@swyx: PSA: do not use codex "locked use" capabilities right now. it is currently relying on unstable mac features and has com…
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A PSA warning users to avoid Codex 'locked use' capabilities due to unstable Mac features causing macOS keychain lockouts, as acknowledged by Apple developer forums.
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PSA: do not use codex “locked use” capabilities right now. it is currently relying on unstable mac features and has completely locked me out of my macos keychain twice this week.
thx @_chenglou for linking to apple developer forums acknowledging this is a “known bug”. just avoid. ofc, would be nice to do everything in cloud, but cloud isn’t there yet.
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