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Can't recover after exhausting context #5695

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@nialse

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.50.0 (0.46.0 initially)

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

got-5-codex-high

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.0.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

After exhausting context, automatic and manual compact files. The tool can't recover.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019a16c6-b284-7eb3-adfd-

What is the expected behavior?

When context is exhausted, the context is compacted automatically.

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    contextIssues related to context management (including compaction)
    on Oct 29, 2025
  2. etraut-openai commented on Nov 25, 2025

    @etraut-openai
    Contributor

    The latest versions of codex perform auto compaction.

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