Run Now for cron automation opens a blank thread
Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 8, 2026 by chaox2605-art
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.602.40724
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
OS: Windows
What issue are you seeing?
Run Now for cron automation opens a blank thread with title only.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open an existing cron automation.
- Click "Run Now".
- A new thread opens.
What is the expected behavior?
The automation prompt should be submitted as a user_message and the run should start.
Additional information
Actual:
A blank thread opens with the automation title only. The session contains only session_meta:
- no user_message
- no automation prompt
- tokens_used=0
- no assistant response
- no inbox result
- no automation memory.md
This makes Run Now unusable for cron automations.
3 Comments
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blank thread
title only
session_meta only
no user_message
tokens_used=0
I found that cron automation fails when the cwd points to a Codex project/workspace folder. It creates a blank thread with title/session_meta only and never submits the prompt. Running outside a project folder appears to avoid the issue.