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compact does nothing #4868
Description
What version of Codex is running?
.45
Which model were you using?
gpt5 codex high
What platform is your computer?
Ubuntu 24.04
What steps can reproduce the bug?
/compact xxxx does not compact, it has same low context and two or three tries later it says "■ Codex ran out of room in the model's context window. Start a new conversation
or clear earlier history before retrying."
/compact alone simply gives me the same message above.
lets just say my mood -- i might need a new keyboard.. im not a happy camper
What is the expected behavior?
No response
What do you see instead?
No response
Additional information
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github-actions commentedon Oct 7, 2025
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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etraut-openai commentedon Nov 28, 2025
We've fixed a bunch of bugs with
/compactsince this bug was filed, so it's likely no longer relevant. If you're still seeing this with the most recent version of the CLI, please open a new bug report and use the/feedbackslash command to upload your session.