desktop execution-bridge failure occurring on even a two-line command

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 2, 2026 by sunshinegildedfinds
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.801.11242

What subscription do you have?

Pro 5X

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

The Codex command/tool bridge malfunctioned. Even echo ok incorrectly returned “Output exceeded the available model context,”. Exact error is a desktop execution-bridge failure occurring on even a two-line command.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Open the Codex desktop app on Windows.

Open the existing project workspace:
C:\Users\....
\codex-plugin-computer-use-openai-bundled-2

Ask Codex to run a minimal command: echo ok

Codex attempts to use the terminal tool.
Instead of returning ok, the tool reports: Output exceeded the available model context and was truncated

Repeat echo ok. The same failure occurs, even though the command produces almost no output.
Open a fresh side task in the same workspace and run echo ok again. The fresh task encounters the same failure.

Fully close and restart the Codex desktop app.
Reopen the workspace and retry the minimal command. The execution bridge remains unavailable or produces the same truncation failure.

Attempt to submit feedback through Codex.

Expected result: the terminal returns ok.
Actual result: Codex reports that the output exceeded the model context, despite the command producing only one short line.

An important detail for the report: the failure occurred with minimal commands, in both the original task and a new side task, and persisted after restarting the desktop app.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 26 days ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #35606

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sunshinegildedfinds · 25 days ago
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate. * [[Windows][Codex App][Blocker] Repeated freezes and full application crashes consumed 100% of my weekly Pro usage within 24 hours #35606](https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/35606) _Powered by Codex Action_

@codex The bridge test failed again: even echo ok returned “Output exceeded the available model context and was truncated.”
This confirms the execution-bridge bug persists. It is eating my usage and takes over 10 minutes for 1 response at times. I can't advance my project whatsoever.