Codex Working forever
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 12, 2026 by sirchojin
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.138.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.5 xhigh
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.19.14-zen1-1-zen x86_64 unknown
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
JetBrains Rider
Codex doctor report
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"generatedAt": "1781282633s since unix epoch",
"overallStatus": "ok",
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"category": "app-server",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "background server is not running",
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"daemon state dir": "/home/chojin/.codex/app-server-daemon",
"mode": "ephemeral",
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"settings": "/home/chojin/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
"status": "not running",
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"durationMs": 0
},
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"category": "auth",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "auth is configured",
"details": {
"auth file": "/home/chojin/.codex/auth.json",
"auth storage mode": "File",
"stored API key": "false",
"stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
"stored agent identity": "false",
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"durationMs": 0
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "config loaded",
"details": {
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"cwd": "/home/chojin/dev/uo/modernuo-les-ariaristes",
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}
}What issue are you seeing?
It is Working... forever. I made a prompt that make it look into my github repo compare stuff and make modifications. It was reading files but after that it was doing nothing except Working...
• Explored
└ Read Decorate.cs
Search CalculateSectors|GetSector\( in Map.cs
Read Map.cs, AdminGump.cs
Working...
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019ebc4d-7a9e-73e1-9bfa-d5832f212c8f
What is the expected behavior?
Read the files, tell me if everything is in order with the written prompt, and if I am OK it would apply modifications to the code and commit/push it.
Additional information
_No response_
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