Hung awaiting approval?

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the approval hang with Codex CLI 0.145.0 on Linux using the reported environment, then inspect the resulting logs and approval flow. Done means identifying the cause and establishing a testable fix for requests that remain awaiting approval.

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.145.0

What subscription do you have?

pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4-mini

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.17.0-40-generic x86_64 x86_64

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

warp-terminal v0.2026.07.22.09.01.stable_01

Codex doctor report

codex doctor --json 
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  "generatedAt": "1785013178s since unix epoch",
  "overallStatus": "warning",
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      "category": "app-server",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "background server is not running",
      "details": {
        "control socket": "/home/simon/.codex/app-server-control/app-server-control.sock",
        "daemon state dir": "/home/simon/.codex/app-server-daemon",
        "mode": "ephemeral",
        "pid file": "/home/simon/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (missing)",
        "settings": "/home/simon/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
        "status": "not running",
        "update-loop pid file": "/home/simon/.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 env vars present": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
        "auth file": "/home/simon/.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": {
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      "category": "config",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "config loaded",
      "details": {
        "CODEX_HOME": "/home/simon/.codex",
        "config.toml": "/home/simon/.codex/config.toml",
        "config.toml parse": "ok",
        "cwd": "/home/simon/Documents/_DEV/diff-drive-robot",
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        "feature flag overrides": "memories=true",
        "feature flags enabled": "37",
        "log dir": "/home/simon/.codex/log",
        "mcp servers": "0",
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        "model provider": "openai",
        "sqlite home": "/home/simon/.codex"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
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    "git.environment": {
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      "category": "git",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "git version 2.43.0",
      "details": {
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        "PATH git #1": "/usr/bin/git",
        "PATH git #2": "/bin/git",
        "PATH git entries": "2",
        "git branch": "main",
        "git build options": "git version 2.43.0; cpu: x86_64; no commit associated with this build; sizeof-long: 8; sizeof-size_t: 8; shell-path: /bin/sh",
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        "git version": "git version 2.43.0",
        "repo detected": "true",
        "repo root": "/home/simon/Documents/_DEV/diff-drive-robot",
        "selected git": "/usr/bin/git"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 22
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    "installation": {
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      "category": "install",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "installation looks consistent",
      "details": {
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        "PATH codex #2": "/home/simon/.local/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #3": "/home/simon/.local/bin/codex",
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        "managed by bun": "false",
        "managed by npm": "false",
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        "managed package root": "not set"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
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      "category": "mcp",
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      "details": {},
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
    },
    "network.env": {
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      "category": "network",
      "status": "ok",
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      "details": {
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
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        "auth mode": "chatgpt",
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      "summary": "running standalone on linux-x86_64",
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  }
}

What issue are you seeing?

Hung awaiting approval

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019f9a23-79aa-70a0-9dfd-e59df225f74c

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

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