Difficulty entering chat text in Codex CLI.

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 6, 2026 by zubapita Closed Apr 3, 2026

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.98

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2-codex, gpt-5.3-codex

What platform is your computer?

macOS Tahoe 26.2

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

iTerm2, Ghostty

What issue are you seeing?

When using Codex on Mac, text input in the chat field becomes difficult after the first use, even though it works fine initially. It feels extremely sluggish, and frequently fails to capture entered characters.
Previously, input was nearly impossible after the first use, but recently it has become somewhat possible, and copy-pasting from text editors now works.
OS version is macOS Tahoe 26.2.
Terminals used are iTerm2 and Ghostty.
Hardware is an M2 MacBook Air with 24GB RAM.

This issue did not occur until about last week.
Other tools like Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode work without problems.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Enter text into the Codex CLI chat field.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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