Codex stuck, no response for minutes after prompt
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 13, 2026 by felipecsl
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.144.3
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.6-sol medium
What platform is your computer?
Linux 7.0.9-arch1-1-ptl x86_64 unknown
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
_No response_
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
Sent prompt to codex, several minutes later there is no updates, just waiting
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019f5c95-d752-74f2-a8ae-f13d31c482da
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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