codex resume command in Codex CLI does nothing after latest update

Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Oct 25, 2025 by wishfulcynic Closed Mar 29, 2026

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

Problem
Running the codex resume command on the latest version of Codex CLI on macOS does nothing. After updating, the command simply opens and then returns to a blank screen, with no way to continue previous sessions.

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7 Comments

etraut-openai contributor · 8 months ago

Thanks for the bug report. Can you confirm which version of the CLI you're running (codex --version)? Is it 0.49.0?

I tried to repro the problem with 0.49.0, and codex resume is working for me. We'll need to dig deeper to determine what's happening on your system. Maybe one of your sessions files in ~/.codex/sessions is corrupted?

fahmidme · 8 months ago

I'm using codex-cli 0.50.0

Edit: In ~/codex/sessions I deleted old conversations, and it worked for me.

etraut-openai contributor · 8 months ago

@wishfulcynic @fahmidme Do you happen to switch between ChatGPT and API Key logins? I ask because we're tracking another issue related to resuming a conversation across logins, and I'm wondering it this might explain what you're seeing.

wishfulcynic · 8 months ago

@etraut-openai i'm on 0.50.0 and i don't switch between api key and chat logins.

fahmidme · 8 months ago

@wishfulcynic @fahmidme Do you happen to switch between ChatGPT and API Key logins? I ask because we're tracking another issue related to resuming a conversation across logins, and I'm wondering it this might explain what you're seeing.

I don't switch between api keys, only ChatGPT logins

samsontan-lynclab · 8 months ago

Facing the same issue.

etraut-openai contributor · 3 months ago

This bug report hasn't received any upvotes or additional posts in four months. Closing.