Repeated 'Error running remote compact task: timeout waiting for child process to exit'
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 11, 2026 by arvo66 Closed Jun 29, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.114.0
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Business-Plan
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What issue are you seeing?
Repeated 'Error running remote compact task: timeout waiting for child process to exit'
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019cd405-8a00-7610-bed2-59e42929d611
What is the expected behavior?
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I think I've solved this... just need to get attention on my fix: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/14860
Thanks for reporting this problem. Until recently, Codex used a separate endpoint and server-side logic for compaction. We recently switched to a more robust approach where the compaction logic is moved locally using the same endpoint as normal turns. This eliminates "remote compaction" errors and increases the stability and reliability of compaction operations. If you see further problems with compaction, please use
/feedbackand open a new bug report.