Codex CLI stalls out for no apparent reason
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Jul 13, 2026 by banagale Closed Aug 26, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
v0.144.1
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
macOS
What platform is your computer?
iterm2
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
17 ok · 1 idle · 2 notes · 0 warn · 0 fail ok
Codex doctor report
What issue are you seeing?
While performing a requested action, codex stalls out, with the time spent counter increasing but no progress. Sometimes one thing will get done like a file edit. But then it will just sit for 7 minutes or 28 minutes or longer until you hit escape and say, "are you stuck?" or similar and it will continue then stall again.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Just work normally.
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
4 Comments
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Codex even crashed right in the middle of a task—something unprecedented. I suspect some critical code was merged; while I haven't detected any issues in a newly launched Codex instance, it proved fatal for a Codex instance that was already executing a goal and attempting to resume.
Same problem
I don't see this behavior anymore.