Failed to branch before the selected prompt: the selected prompt is a steer and cannot be branched independently
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Description
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.147.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.6-sol
What platform is your computer?
No response
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
No response
Codex doctor report
What issue are you seeing?
■ Conversation interrupted - tell the model what to do differently. Something went wrong? Hit /feedback to report the issue.
■ Failed to branch before the selected prompt: the selected prompt is a steer and cannot be branched independently
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Steer it, then interrupt (Esc); Esc x2 to go back to modify the steer prompt => impossible
What is the expected behavior?
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Additional information
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the flow in Codex CLI: send a steer, press Esc to interrupt, then press Esc again to modify the steer prompt. Trace the interrupt and branching flow that produces the error, and consider the issue done when this sequence lets the selected steer be edited or branched without the failure.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100