Model went on an infinite loop when running /goal
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened May 11, 2026 by Microck Closed May 11, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.130.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus/Business
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.5
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.8.0-1050-oracle aarch64 aarch64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
tmux
What issue are you seeing?
Codex CLI /goal got stuck in a repeated “blocked” state: it kept saying live verification was required but unavailable/unwaived, while also refusing to call update_goal or take a next action. I had to interrupt the loop manually.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
thread ID 019e1692-3e53-7243-9831-1f5847a4cc23
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
<img width="429" height="679" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d256e706-1ffc-4cb6-802d-07434e079b26" />
4 Comments
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Yes, this is the intended behavior when
/goalis enabled. The/goalfeature pushes the model to keep trying until the goal is achieved.I documented a related workaround here: #23067.
The approach is to make repeated blocking conditions part of the goal completion criteria up front, so
/goalcan terminate the continuation loop when it keeps hitting the same blocker, without treating the blocked action itself as completed.I meet the same problem , does it has been fixed?