diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 3d55019cd..c5b165d98 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -2669,6 +2669,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-utils-plugins",
  "dirs",
  "flate2",
+ "indexmap 2.13.0",
  "libc",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "reqwest 0.12.28",
diff --git a/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs b/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs
index 2e54192e8..63b34e735 100644
--- a/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/connectors.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -154,20 +155,21 @@ pub fn connectors_for_plugin_apps(
     connectors: Vec<AppInfo>,
     plugin_apps: &[AppConnectorId],
 ) -> Vec<AppInfo> {
-    let plugin_app_ids = plugin_apps
-        .iter()
-        .map(|connector_id| connector_id.0.as_str())
-        .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
-
     let connectors = merge_plugin_connectors(
         connectors,
         plugin_apps
             .iter()
             .map(|connector_id| connector_id.0.clone()),
     );
-    filter_disallowed_connectors(connectors, originator().value.as_str())
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter(|connector| plugin_app_ids.contains(connector.id.as_str()))
+    let mut connectors_by_id =
+        filter_disallowed_connectors(connectors, originator().value.as_str())
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|connector| (connector.id.clone(), connector))
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+
+    plugin_apps
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|connector_id| connectors_by_id.remove(connector_id.0.as_str()))
         .collect()
 }
 
@@ -266,13 +268,14 @@ mod tests {
         let connectors = connectors_for_plugin_apps(
             vec![app("alpha"), app("beta")],
             &[
+                AppConnectorId("gmail".to_string()),
                 AppConnectorId("alpha".to_string()),
                 AppConnectorId("gmail".to_string()),
             ],
         );
         assert_eq!(
             connectors,
-            vec![app("alpha"), merged_app("gmail", /*is_accessible*/ false)]
+            vec![merged_app("gmail", /*is_accessible*/ false), app("alpha")]
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/core-plugins/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/core-plugins/Cargo.toml
index 83df070dd..d0096e445 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core-plugins/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/core-plugins/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ codex-utils-plugins = { workspace = true }
 chrono = { workspace = true }
 dirs = { workspace = true }
 flate2 = { workspace = true }
+indexmap = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
 semver = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/loader.rs b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/loader.rs
index 9e0ef7c47..121b583cb 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/loader.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/loader.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use codex_protocol::protocol::Product;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::SkillScope;
 use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
 use codex_utils_plugins::find_plugin_manifest_path;
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Map as JsonMap;
 use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ impl PluginMcpFile {
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct PluginAppFile {
     #[serde(default)]
-    apps: HashMap<String, PluginAppConfig>,
+    apps: IndexMap<String, PluginAppConfig>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
@@ -883,10 +884,7 @@ async fn load_apps_from_paths(
             }
         };
 
-        let mut apps: Vec<PluginAppConfig> = parsed.apps.into_values().collect();
-        apps.sort_unstable_by(|left, right| left.id.cmp(&right.id));
-
-        connector_ids.extend(apps.into_iter().filter_map(|app| {
+        connector_ids.extend(parsed.apps.into_values().filter_map(|app| {
             if app.id.trim().is_empty() {
                 warn!(
                     plugin = %plugin_root.display(),
@@ -898,7 +896,8 @@ async fn load_apps_from_paths(
             }
         }));
     }
-    connector_ids.dedup();
+    let mut seen_connector_ids = HashSet::new();
+    connector_ids.retain(|connector_id| seen_connector_ids.insert(connector_id.0.clone()));
     connector_ids
 }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs
index 0131ef22e..f9fae5631 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core-plugins/src/manager_tests.rs
@@ -985,6 +985,50 @@ async fn effective_apps_dedupes_connector_ids_across_plugins() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn effective_apps_preserves_app_config_order() {
+    let codex_home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let plugin_root = codex_home
+        .path()
+        .join("plugins/cache")
+        .join("test/sample/local");
+
+    write_file(
+        &plugin_root.join(".codex-plugin/plugin.json"),
+        r#"{"name":"sample"}"#,
+    );
+    write_file(
+        &plugin_root.join(".app.json"),
+        r#"{
+  "apps": {
+    "slack": {
+      "id": "connector_slack"
+    },
+    "github": {
+      "id": "connector_github"
+    },
+    "slack-copy": {
+      "id": "connector_slack"
+    }
+  }
+}"#,
+    );
+
+    let outcome = load_plugins_from_config(
+        &plugin_config_toml(/*enabled*/ true, /*plugins_feature_enabled*/ true),
+        codex_home.path(),
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        outcome.effective_apps(),
+        vec![
+            AppConnectorId("connector_slack".to_string()),
+            AppConnectorId("connector_github".to_string()),
+        ]
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn capability_index_filters_inactive_and_zero_capability_plugins() {
     let codex_home = TempDir::new().unwrap();