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## Warnings

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## Title

    [codex] MCP OAuth: concurrent processes race refresh-token rotation in .credentials.json; next startup hits invalid_grant and demands re-login

## Body

    ## Observed symptom
    MCP OAuth: concurrent processes race refresh-token rotation in .credentials.json; next startup hits invalid_grant and demands re-login
    
    What version of Codex CLI is running?
    
    `codex-cli 0.157.1` (npm), Linux x86_64, KDE/Wayland. Home on persistent ext4. `mcp_oauth_credentials_store = "file"`.
    
    ## Literal error text
    ```
    WARN codex_rmcp_client::oauth::refresh_transaction|MCP OAuth refresh token was rejected; reauthorization required error=OAuth refresh token was rejected: Server returned error response: invalid_grant: Invalid refresh token
    ```
    
    ## Environment
    GitHub openai/codex #48507
    
    ## Trigger / context
    Public GitHub report in openai/codex (FRESH_7D).
    
    ## Source evidence
    - https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/48507 (2026-09-28T21:43:51Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #48507
    
    ## Freshness
    - classification: FRESH_7D
    - retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:10:25.435874Z
    - scout_id: C64f23d030d
    
    ## Scout notes
    This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome. Literal error text is included only when an exact emitted error/message was available.

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