CLI: Error running remote compact task: Request blocked
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 23, 2026 by hendrykcosta75 Closed Jul 23, 2026
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Problem
Codex CLI failed with the following error:
Error running remote compact task: Request blocked.
Feedback thread
- Uploaded thread ID:
019f904e-792e-7ff2-92ef-ea66603eced0 - Feedback URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/new?template=3-cli.yml&steps=Uploaded%20thread:%20019f904e-792e-7ff2-92ef-ea66603eced0
Environment
- Tool: OpenAI Codex CLI
- Error occurred during: remote compact task
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2 Comments
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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Closing as duplicate of #33973, which describes the same "Request blocked" behavior tied to context compaction/thread state. Added my thread ID there for reference.