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@jaylex32
jaylex32
opened on Jun 5, 2026

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

ALL VERSIONS

What subscription do you have?

2 PLUS

What platform is your computer?

WINDOWS

What issue are you seeing?

AS OF THIS WEEK, CODEX PLUGIN IN VISUAL CODE IS COMPACTING CONTEXT AFTER COMPACTING CONTEXT AND NO WORK IS BEEN DONE AND IS EATING TOKENS, THIS IS A BUG OR GLITCH THAT NEEDS IMEDIATELY ATTENTION.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

N/A

What is the expected behavior?

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    on Jun 5, 2026
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    rate-limitsIssues related to rate limits, quotas, and token usage reporting
    on Jun 5, 2026

  3. github-actions commented on Jun 5, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Jun 5, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
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    Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

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  4. AdelinaPetarda commented on Jun 5, 2026

    @AdelinaPetarda
    AdelinaPetarda
    on Jun 5, 2026

    Same is happening to me, on Mac, with pro sub

  5. nikkapet22-bot commented on Jul 3, 2026

    @nikkapet22-bot
    nikkapet22-bot
    on Jul 3, 2026

    Same thing happening to me right now, 50% weekly tokens consumed. Basically codex is compacting and the context is 94-98% full
    so it goes into context compact loop, eating tokens and basically cant complete any taask

  6. adogwangwang commented on Jul 21, 2026

    @adogwangwang
    adogwangwang
    on Jul 21, 2026

    same on 144.6， eating my token !!!

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