Codex CLI error "Reconnecting"
Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Nov 4, 2025 by jmegias Closed Nov 5, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.53.0
What subscription do you have?
PRO, API
Which model were you using?
gpt-5 low
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.1.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Whenever I try to used codex, with every prompt, it is unable to connect.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019a4dd0-ca1b-7733-80d6-3a5c2a2e8fc7
It tries first working, after a couple of seconds says Re-connecting... 1/5 (7s • esc to interrupt)... and after Re-connecting... 5/5 (35s • esc to interrupt says
■ exceeded retry limit, last status: 401 Unauthorized, request id: 99927d40789dcbd0-MAD
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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Does the problem persist if you log out and log back in?
Same issue,
Log out and log back in was worked for me
Thanks for the bug report. We think we understand the cause, and a fix will be included in the next release.
@etraut-openai
After 3 weeks issue exists: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7323
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Same problem for weeks now, unusable