Codex 5-Hour Limit Exhausted After 48 Min on Cloud Task; Auto-Revert Loses Work, No Quota Recovery

What version of Codex is running?

Codex Cloud

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

codex

What platform is your computer?

_No response_

What issue are you seeing?

Hit 5-hour Codex message limit after ~48 minutes of cloud task work (updating ReportColumnInput interface with calculatedFieldCanonical, propagating to mappings/components). Task auto-reverted repo changes; full quota consumed despite partial failure.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Start multi-step cloud refactor (e.g., add optional props to interfaces, adjust mappings).
2. Work for 45-50 min on iterative edits.
3. Limit triggers mid-task → 429 error, revert to original state, 100% 5hr usage deducted.

What is the expected behavior?

Expected: Checkpoint/resume option or quota-only-for-success. Actual: Full loss of work + usage.

• Add resumable checkpoints for cloud tasks.
• Refund partial usage on failures.
• Better warnings at 70-80% threshold.

Additional information

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