model_reasoning_effort and model are not setting the default model

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.89.0

What subscription do you have?

PRO

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2 and gpt-5.2-codex

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

terminal, warp

What issue are you seeing?

Setting:
model = "gpt-5.2"
model_reasoning_effort = "high"

isn't setting model and reasoning as default and each new session is starting with medium reasoning and always gpt-5.2-codex

What steps can reproduce the bug?

open new session and check /status

What is the expected behavior?

new sessions starts with correct model and reasoning effort

Additional information

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