Codex slow to startup due to rate limit requests on startup

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.118.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4

What platform is your computer?

Linux

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

_No response_

What issue are you seeing?

Start up is slow

What steps can reproduce the bug?

codex takes a long time to get to the main typing screen. ~2s.

What is the expected behavior?

Instant startup; this used to be the case. Now it seems there are some blocking calls to read current rate limit usages which seems not ideal

Additional information

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