Codex "• Waited for background terminal" hang
Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 16, 2026 by David-D111
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.125.0
What subscription do you have?
None
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4-mini medium
What platform is your computer?
macOS Tahoe 26.5
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
_No response_
Codex doctor report
not availableWhat issue are you seeing?
Codex was doing "• Waited for background terminal" for more than 15m. No error messages
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Thread: 019e2f0d-4f63-7d52-928a-358c51793fea
What is the expected behavior?
It should finish doing "• Waited for background terminal" after a few min
Additional information
_No response_
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Please update to the latest version (0.130.0) and see if you can repro.