Codex 5.6 Sol doing simple task before I left to work came home 8hrs later and huge chunk of my usage was wasted on a error loop

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the reported error loop in Codex 5.6 on the stated MacBook Pro M5 setup, then trace where the loop continues and usage is consumed. Done should mean the failure is reproducible, bounded, and no longer wastes usage, though the issue does not define expected behavior.

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Description

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

5.6 sol

What subscription do you have?

PRO

What platform is your computer?

MacBook Pro M5

What issue are you seeing?

Codex 5.6 Sol doing simple task before I left to work came home 8hrs later and huge chunk of my usage was wasted on an error loop. I had 57% and came home to 28% and one basic task still incomplete

What steps can reproduce the bug?

was a simple saas coding task it got stuck on a loop

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

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