CLI doesn't monitor launched subagents, but doies not know if cannot do so / lies about it
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 14, 2026 by davidmanheim
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.144.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.6
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Powershell
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
The agent will launch subagents and claim that it will monitor them or follow up when they complete, but it cannot do so.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019f561c-8dc7-7733-b918-46c252e29d88
What is the expected behavior?
The system should either figure out how to poll the agents and find when they complete, or be notified, or stop claiming it will do something it cannot do.
Additional information
_No response_
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