`history` doesn't work in headless mode

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened May 16, 2025 by homanp Closed Aug 7, 2025

What version of Codex is running?

0.1.2505140839

Which model were you using?

gpt-4.1

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.1.102 x86_64 x86_6

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. codex -a auto-edit -m "gpt-4.1" --quiet "My name is John"
  2. codex -a auto-edit -m "gpt-4.1" --quiet "What's my name?"
  3. Codex does not remember the

What is the expected behavior?

History should work in headless mode similar to interactive mode.

What do you see instead?

History not working, or at least agent not being able to access history.

Additional information

config.json

{
  "model": "gpt-4.1",
  "approvalMode": "auto-edit",
  "fullAutoErrorMode": "ask-user",
  "notify": true,
  "history": {
    "saveHistory": true,
  }
}

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