Opening Codex app appears to start the 5-hour usage window
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 12, 2026 by F1nal04 Closed Jun 12, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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Description
I did not use ChatGPT or Codex overnight. At 07:49 I opened the Codex app only to check usage, sent no messages, and started no task. The usage window immediately showed a reset time of 12:49, exactly 5 hours later.
Question
Please confirm whether opening the Codex app is expected to start the 5-hour Codex window, and whether this consumes any message quota.
Observed behavior
- Codex and ChatGPT were not used overnight.
- Codex app opened at 07:49 only to check usage.
- No messages were sent and no tasks were started.
- The displayed reset time immediately changed to 12:49, exactly five hours later.
2 Comments
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Superseded by #27788, which follows the Codex App Bug issue template.