Codex Drains Token Quota and Context Window at Startup with Simple "Hi" Prompt

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

0.117.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Linux | Fedora 43

What issue are you seeing?

After upgrading Codex to version 0.117.0, I noticed a significant increase in token usage and context consumption at startup. Even with a simple prompt like “Hi,” it uses around 15% of the context window, which quickly drains my token quota.

To test this, I sent “Hi” five times, and my remaining token quota dropped to about 37%. At this rate, Codex becomes practically unusable.

After some investigation, I found that the issue is related to the new plugin system. Once I disabled all plugins, token usage and context consumption returned to normal levels, with the first prompt using only about 2–3% of the context window.

<img width="1338" height="571" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/38fda850-083e-4d47-b22f-91f79429ffc9" />

<img width="1338" height="571" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/94206664-3990-427f-a20e-8bf1e50924b9" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

startup Codex v0.117.0 and just say "Hi" with plugins enabled.

What is the expected behavior?

• plugins & skills shouldn't be counted as token usage ?
• Or codex should disable all plugins and skills by default ?

Additional information

_No response_