Codex keeps doing work even when specifically told to stop and explain what it's doing.
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Dec 15, 2025 by rafiki270 Closed Dec 15, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex is running?
v0.71.0
What subscription do you have?
pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.2 (reasoning xhigh, summaries auto)
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Codex keeps doing work even when specifically told to stop and explain what it's doing.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019b128b-d56b-73f0-8297-78d85003d3ed
What is the expected behavior?
Stop and explain what it's doing
Additional information
_No response_
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