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plugin install fails with 'Could not load this plugin right now' #1

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Environment

  • macOS version: macOS (arm64)
  • Codex: Installed at /Applications/Codex.app
  • Codex++: Installed and active
  • Tweak repo: cloned fresh into ~/Library/Application Support/codex-plusplus/tweaks/codex-computer-use/
  • Region: EEA (Europe/Warsaw timezone)

Bug 1: Config.toml had to be added manually

Bug 2: "Could not load this plugin right now" when trying to install computer-use from Codex marketplace

When I try to install the computer-use plugin through the Codex Desktop UI (the actual OpenAI plugin, not the tweak), it fails with the error: "Could not load this plugin right now." (it already exists in the /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use/assets btw)

The bundled assets are present and valid:

Asset Path Status
Plugin manifest /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use/.codex-plugin/plugin.json Exists
Marketplace entry /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json Lists computer-use as AVAILABLE
MCP config /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled/plugins/computer-use/.mcp.json Exists with valid config
Client binary .../SkyComputerUseClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SkyComputerUseClient Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64
Marketplace registration config.toml: [marketplaces.openai-bundled]source = "/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled" Registered

The marketplace.json has already been fixed by doctor.sh (it removed a stale temp copy and re-added the app-bundled one). The openai-bundled marketplace in config.toml correctly points to /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/plugins/openai-bundled. Yet installing from the Codex UI still fails.

The region (EEA) may play a role — this tweak is specifically designed to work around the EEA/UK/CH restriction. But the actual Codex plugin installation itself also errors out, which suggests either:

  1. Codex Desktop is blocking installation at the UI/API level based on region detection, or
  2. The binary fails some integrity or signing check, or
  3. macOS permissions (Accessibility / Screen Recording) have not yet been granted for SkyComputerUseClient.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Follow the README install steps exactly.
  2. Run ./doctor.sh — succeeds with no errors.
  3. Fully quit and reopen Codex Desktop.
  4. Open Settings → Tweaks → Computer Use Setup → click "Refresh checks" → click "Repair setup".
  5. Check ~/.codex/config.toml — had to add the config.toml patch manually
  6. Try to install the computer-use plugin from the in-app marketplace.
  7. Observe "Could not load this plugin right now" error.

Expected

  • The computer-use plugin should install or at least give a specific error message explaining why it cannot.

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