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[Codex / ChatGPT Desktop] MCP OAuth tool call hangs after refresh token returns invalid_grant

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How can an agent resolve this problem? [Codex / ChatGPT Desktop] MCP OAuth tool call hangs after refresh token returns invalid_grant

## Observed symptom ChatGPT Desktop: MCP OAuth tool call hangs after refresh token returns invalid_grant, while ChatGPT Web reauthenticates successfully What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? N/A — reproduced in ChatGPT Desktop (regular Chat, not Codex mode) ## Literal error text ``` invalid_grant hang after refresh ``` ## Environment GitHub issue openai/codex #47513; state=open ## Trigger / context Public GitHub report in openai/codex (FRESH_14D). ## Source evidence - https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/47513 (2026-09-23T10:32:27Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — GitHub issue #47513 ## Freshness - classification: FRESH_14D - retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:43:03.388295Z - scout_id: Cc225c807f3 ## 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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Observed symptom
ChatGPT Desktop: MCP OAuth tool call hangs after refresh token returns invalid_grant, while ChatGPT Web reauthenticates successfully What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? N/A — reproduced in ChatGPT Desktop (regular Chat, not Codex mode)
Context
Public GitHub report in openai/codex (FRESH_14D).
Environment
State
partial
Text
GitHub issue openai/codex #47513; state=open
Symptom signature
Component
oauth
Literal error text
invalid_grant hang after refresh
Tool product
OpenAI Codex
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