Codex stream disconnected before completion on clean conversations
Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 13, 2026 by Chavelp
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.506.31421
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
Problem:
Codex repeatedly fails with reconnect loops and never completes the response.
Observed messages:
Reconnecting... 1/5
Reconnecting... 5/5
stream disconnected before completion
error sending request for url (https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses)
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Just send a prompt
What is the expected behavior?
Happens even in completely new conversations
Happens with relatively small prompts
Renaming/removing AGENTS.md did not solve it
Internet connection remains stable
Reproducible consistently
Additional information
Codex should either recover the stream or fail gracefully instead of looping indefinitely.
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