Creator Micro 2 fails Codex initialization: v.oai.thstatus returns RPC 404

I’m unable to connect a Work Louder Creator Micro 2 to Codex in the ChatGPT macOS app.

Environment

• Device: Creator Micro 2

• Firmware: v0.4.0

• USB VID/PID: 303A:8298

• ChatGPT/Codex: 26.721.41059 (build 5848)

• Work Louder Input: 0.17.2

• Connection tested: Bluetooth and direct USB-C

Steps to reproduce

1. Connect the Creator Micro 2 over Bluetooth or USB-C.

2. Ensure Work Louder Input is closed.

3. Open or restart ChatGPT/Codex.

4. Wait for Codex to detect and initialize the device.

Expected result

Codex connects to the Creator Micro 2 and enables its controls and agent-status lighting.

Actual result

Codex detects the device but repeatedly reports a connection problem. Diagnostics show:

v.oai.thstatus → RPC 404 “Method not found” Codex Micro control-plane initialization failed

The v.oai.rgbcfg command succeeds, indicating that Codex can communicate with the device. The failure occurs over both Bluetooth and USB.

Troubleshooting completed

• Restarted macOS and ChatGPT/Codex.

• Tested Bluetooth and direct USB-C connections.

• Confirmed macOS recognizes the device as a USB/Bluetooth HID.

• Quit Work Louder Input completely.

• Confirmed Input reports firmware v0.4.0 as current.

• Confirmed no common keyboard remapper or security utility is claiming the device.

The Creator Micro 2 is advertised as directly integrated with Codex, so this appears to be a compatibility mismatch between Codex and the current Creator Micro 2 firmware.