CLI freezing since 117 on WSL
Open 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 11, 2026 by DeanStr
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
120
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
_No response_
What platform is your computer?
WSL
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Bash
What issue are you seeing?
Since 117 the CLI sometimes freezes eg I will see Waiting for background terminal (5m 10s • esc to interrupt) but the time doesnt increase and it never changes however it is still running because if I give it time and close it and then resume the session the task has completed (if i gave it enough time, if not it says it was interrupted).
This started in 117, it was there in 118. I reverted to 116 with no issue. Tried updating to 120 today and its still happening.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Use Codex CLI 117+ in WSL, observe relatively frequent freezes like this.
What is the expected behavior?
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Additional information
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If you're able to repro, please use
/feedbackto upload logs and session details, then post the thread ID here.019d7f49-9d2c-7ba0-a20b-92d8396a7c03
Two more to add to above:
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Another issue I beleive is related, and follows the same pattern of starting in 117 and is still there (though maybe less common in 120 than it was in 117/118):
Final messages from the agent are cut off and I have to ask it to repeat its message to get the full display.
I have a session here 019d80d8-33df-7011-a092-a15a3da3a357