Unknown parameter: 'prompt_cache_retention'.
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 14, 2026 by pjasicek Closed Apr 14, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.120.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro 200$
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4 high
What platform is your computer?
Linux 5.15.0-139-generic x86_64 x86_64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Gnome terminal + Tmux
What issue are you seeing?
After a long continuous session I started getting this error as a response to every prompt:
■ Error running remote compact task: {
"error": {
"message": "Unknown parameter: 'prompt_cache_retention'.",
"type": "invalid_request_error",
"param": "prompt_cache_retention",
"code": "unknown_parameter"
}
}
Restarting codex does not help.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019d77ac-c213-7df3-899b-46d23518fc1d
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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please fix this fast - summarization is not working at all 🙏
Same here, seems like compaction is completely broken and all sessions at that point unrecoverable.
FALLBACK: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/17809#issuecomment-4246044036
We rolled back the change that caused this regression, so this should be addressed now. Apologies for the inconvenience.