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92GB TUI log #24682

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@hyprbased

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.133.0

What subscription do you have?

pro 20x

Which model were you using?

5.5 5.4 5.3-codex 5.2

What platform is your computer?

Linux 7.0.3-1-cachyos x86_64 unknown

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

foot, zmx, termux, termius

Codex doctor report

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "generatedAt": "1779846662s since unix epoch",
  "overallStatus": "warning",
  "codexVersion": "0.133.0",
  "checks": {
    "app_server.status": {
      "id": "app_server.status",
      "category": "app-server",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "background server is not running",
      "details": {
        "control socket": "/home/-/.codex/app-server-control/app-server-control.sock",
        "daemon state dir": "/home/-/.codex/app-server-daemon",
        "mode": "ephemeral",
        "pid file": "/home/-/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (missing)",
        "settings": "/home/-/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
        "status": "not running",
        "update-loop pid file": "/home/-/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "auth.credentials": {
      "id": "auth.credentials",
      "category": "auth",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "auth is configured",
      "details": {
        "auth file": "/home/-/.codex/auth.json",
        "auth storage mode": "File",
        "stored API key": "false",
        "stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
        "stored agent identity": "false",
        "stored auth mode": "chatgpt"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "config.load": {
      "id": "config.load",
      "category": "config",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "config loaded",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "/home/-/.codex",
        "config.toml": "/home/-/.codex/config.toml",
        "config.toml parse": "ok",
        "cwd": "/home/-",
        "enabled feature flags": "shell_tool, unified_exec, shell_snapshot, terminal_resize_reflow, sqlite, memories, enable_request_compression, multi_agent, apps, tool_suggest, plugins, plugin_hooks, in_app_browser, browser_use, browser_use_external, computer_use, plugin_sharing, image_generation, skill_mcp_dependency_install, steer, guardian_approval, goals, collaboration_modes, tool_call_mcp_elicitation, personality, fast_mode, tui_app_server, workspace_dependencies",
        "feature flag overrides": "memories=true, hooks=false",
        "feature flags enabled": "28",
        "log dir": "/home/-/.codex/log",
        "mcp servers": "0",
        "model": "gpt-5.4-mini",
        "model provider": "openai",
        "sqlite home": "/home/-/.codex"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "installation": {
      "id": "installation",
      "category": "install",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "installation looks consistent",
      "details": {
        "PATH codex #1": "/home/-/.local/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #2": "/home/-/.bun/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex entries": "2",
        "current executable": "/home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
        "install context": "bun (package /home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl, bin /home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin, resources /home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-resources, path /home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path)",
        "managed by bun": "true",
        "managed by npm": "false",
        "managed package root": "/home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 10
    },
    "mcp.config": {
      "id": "mcp.config",
      "category": "mcp",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "no MCP servers configured",
      "details": {},
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "network.env": {
      "id": "network.env",
      "category": "network",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "network-related environment looks readable",
      "details": {
        "proxy env vars": "none"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "network.provider_reachability": {
      "id": "network.provider_reachability",
      "category": "reachability",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "active provider endpoints are reachable over HTTP",
      "details": {
        "ChatGPT base URL": "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/ reachable (HTTP 404)",
        "reachability mode": "ChatGPT auth"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 270
    },
    "network.websocket_reachability": {
      "id": "network.websocket_reachability",
      "category": "websocket",
      "status": "warning",
      "summary": "Responses WebSocket timed out; HTTPS fallback may still work",
      "details": {
        "DNS": "2 IPv4, 2 IPv6, first IPv4",
        "auth mode": "chatgpt",
        "connect timeout": "15000 ms",
        "endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
        "model provider": "openai",
        "provider name": "OpenAI",
        "proxy env vars": "none",
        "supports websockets": "true",
        "wire API": "responses"
      },
      "notes": [
        "handshake timed out"
      ],
      "remediation": "Check proxy, VPN, firewall, DNS, custom CA, and WebSocket policy support.",
      "durationMs": 15058
    },
    "runtime.provenance": {
      "id": "runtime.provenance",
      "category": "runtime",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "running bun on linux-x86_64",
      "details": {
        "commit": "unknown",
        "current executable": "/home//.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
        "install method": "bun (package /home//.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl, bin /home//.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin, resources /home//.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-resources, path /home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path)",
        "platform": "linux-x86_64",
        "version": "0.133.0"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "runtime.search": {
      "id": "runtime.search",
      "category": "search",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "search is OK (bundled)",
      "details": {
        "search command": "/home/-/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@openai/codex-linux-x64/vendor/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/codex-path/rg",
        "search command readiness": "file exists",
        "search provider": "bundled"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "sandbox.helpers": {
      "id": "sandbox.helpers",
      "category": "sandbox",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "sandbox configuration is readable",
      "details": {
        "approval policy": "OnRequest",
        "codex-linux-sandbox helper": "/home/.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0I9k0xQ/codex-linux-sandbox",
        "execve wrapper helper": "/home//.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0I9k0xQ/codex-execve-wrapper",
        "filesystem sandbox": "restricted",
        "network sandbox": "restricted"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "state.paths": {
      "id": "state.paths",
      "category": "state",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "state paths and databases are inspectable",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "/home//.codex (dir)",
        "active rollout files": "7524 files, 5200248126 total bytes, 691154 average bytes",
        "archived rollout files": "0 files, 0 total bytes, 0 average bytes",
        "goals DB": "/home//.codex/goals_1.sqlite (file)",
        "goals DB integrity": "ok",
        "log DB": "/home//.codex/logs_2.sqlite (file)",
        "log DB integrity": "ok",
        "log dir": "/home//.codex/log (dir)",
        "sqlite home": "/home//.codex (dir)",
        "state DB": "/home//.codex/state_5.sqlite (file)",
        "state DB integrity": "ok"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 73755
    },
    "terminal.env": {
      "id": "terminal.env",
      "category": "terminal",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "terminal metadata was detected",
      "details": {
        "COLORTERM": "truecolor",
        "DISPLAY": "present",
        "TERM": "xterm-256color",
        "WAYLAND_DISPLAY": "present",
        "color output": "enabled",
        "effective locale": "en_US.UTF-8",
        "stderr is terminal": "true",
        "stdin is terminal": "true",
        "stdout is terminal": "true",
        "terminal": "unknown",
        "terminal size": "207x103"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "updates.status": {
      "id": "updates.status",
      "category": "updates",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "update configuration is locally consistent",
      "details": {
        "cached latest version": "0.134.0",
        "check for update on startup": "true",
        "last checked at": "2026-05-27T01:12:56.088755757Z",
        "latest version": "0.134.0",
        "latest version status": "newer version is available",
        "update action": "bun install -g @openai/codex",
        "version cache": "/home//.codex/version.json"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 616
    }
  }
}

What issue are you seeing?

92GB log file, degraded model quality

What steps can reproduce the bug?

see additional info

codex-log-triage.txt

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

No response

Activity

  1. added
    CLIIssues related to the Codex CLI
    TUIIssues related to the terminal user interface: text input, menus and dialogs, and terminal display
    on May 27, 2026
  2. github-actions commented on May 27, 2026

    @github-actions
    Contributor
  3. etraut-openai commented on Oct 12, 2026

    @etraut-openai
    Contributor

    Closing the 92 GB TUI log report: the legacy codex-tui.log is no longer the active TUI log in the current CLI. If model quality is still affected, please file a separate report with an example and version; this log change does not by itself establish a model fix.

  4. hyprbased commented on Oct 12, 2026

    @hyprbased
    Author

    Closing the 92 GB TUI log report: the legacy codex-tui.log is no longer the active TUI log in the current CLI. If model quality is still affected, please file a separate report with an example and version; this log change does not by itself establish a model fix.

    Appreciate the final answer however I have since moved on from openai. Degraded model quality compounded on every new release with laughably higher costs.
    Regards

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