codex stopped working during a task and then would not engage/respond again

Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Nov 22, 2025 by EmergentKnowledgeGroup Closed Nov 22, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.61.0 and 0.63.0

What subscription do you have?

pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.1-codex high

What platform is your computer?

windows using WSL

What issue are you seeing?

was working on a task, got to a point where it was getting ready to do something else adn then just hung up and wasnt working. Interrupted the conversation, tried to prompt a reply, codex will not respond.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019aa82a-80bf-7ae0-b972-7a0b1e2d4ff1

What is the expected behavior?

It actually responds?

Additional information

_No response_

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7 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 8 months ago

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

  • #7156
  • #5757
  • #5319
  • #2541

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EmergentKnowledgeGroup · 8 months ago

Fresh terminal window, fresh chat, doesnt fix anything. Model still will not reply or engage.

asafyish · 8 months ago

Looks like a duplicate of #7156 .

timothymarois · 8 months ago

As of the latest update. codex no longer works. doesnt respond anymore.

timothymarois · 8 months ago

Rolled back, dont think its version related, I just think the workers are dead, its not taking on any tasks.

etraut-openai contributor · 8 months ago

The service is down in some geographies. The team is working on it. Closing in favor of https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7156.

EmergentKnowledgeGroup · 8 months ago
The service is down in some geographies. The team is working on it. Closing in favor of #7156.

Issue unresolved. Was resolved and then broken again