Codex CLI hangs indefinitely after 1–2 messages (“Working…”) after latest update
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Nov 22, 2025 by swnos7 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?
Latest
What subscription do you have?
Team
Which model were you using?
Automatic (default routing)
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.16.8+kali-amd64 x86_64 unknown
What issue are you seeing?
• Working (xxs • esc to interrupt)
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Any prompt hangs forever
What is the expected behavior?
• Explored
└ List ls
• Checking directory contents (40s • esc to interrupt)
Additional information
_No response_
2 Comments
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Thanks for reporting the problem. The service is down in some geographies. The team is working on it. Closing in favor of https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7156.