CLI slows to a crawl after a few minutes of use.
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Aug 6, 2026 by edgework
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.146.1
What subscription do you have?
I have one, no idea what it is. my company manages it
Which model were you using?
All the things
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.6.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Terminal.app
Codex doctor report
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"generatedAt": "1786055427s since unix epoch",
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"summary": "auth is provided by the active model provider",
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"auth storage mode": "File",
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}What issue are you seeing?
Codex cli slows to a crawl the longer its left open. this started happening today after an update.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Just open a CLI, use it, eventually characters show up about 5 seconds after typing them.
What is the expected behavior?
Instant gratification
Additional information
_No response_