Codex App Repeated compacting
Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 4, 2026 by VaidLabs
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Version 26.429.30905 (2345)
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Using 5.5 Extra high. Chat will compact from 100% to 83% while working on a task, then fill back up to 100% and compact to 83% and keep passing the task but never completing like it is in a compacting loop just burning tokens and passing information that no doubt is degrading due to the multiple compacts that have taken place.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
simply working on a large task.
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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