Codex doesn’t think proactively enough and usually requires explicit instructions from me to continue working.

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 12, 2026 by CloudSen Closed May 12, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.506.31421 (2620)

What subscription do you have?

GPT PRO 100$/month

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Codex doesn’t think proactively enough and usually requires explicit instructions from me to continue working.
After my instructions, Codex always responds with things like “Yes, agreed,” “Correct,” or “Semantically yes.”
It still doesn’t think any further.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 56419099-8fd7-45c1-87a4-5b48e178197d

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

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