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Forked Subagents Using request_user_input #13289

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@am-will

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

0.107

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

Linux Ubuntu

What issue are you seeing?

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I asked the parent agent to launch a few subagents to do codebase reasearch, and notice they were taking a while. When I went to investigate, it seems they had launched their own subagents (I have max_depth = 2), and were stuck on a request_user_input call 2 layers deep.

Would propose finding a way to make default_mode_request_user_input = false for all subagents when they are called.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Might not be consistent but I told it to fork my session with 3 subagents to explore the codebase for opportunities to add new features.

What is the expected behavior?

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    appIssues related to the Codex desktop app
    on Mar 2, 2026
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    bugSomething isn't working
    CLIIssues related to the Codex CLI
    tool-callsIssues related to tool calling
    TUIIssues related to the terminal user interface: text input, menus and dialogs, and terminal display
    on Mar 2, 2026
  3. am-will commented on Mar 4, 2026

    @am-will
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    Not sure why it says app. Taggin @jif-oai since I know he implemented this feature. No rush or big deal, just wanted you to be aware what was happening. Still really appreciate you making this feature for us, sorry for the second order effects its now causing.

  4. jif-oai commented on Mar 4, 2026

    @jif-oai
    Contributor

    Will disable request_user_input for sub-agent thanks.

    No worries, I'm here to ship

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