Remote compaction v2 fails
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Latest
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
macOS (Apple Silicon / ARM64)
What issue are you seeing?
Error running remote compact task: Fatal error:
remote compaction v2 expected exactly one compaction output item, got 0 from 3 output items
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Start a long-running task using /goal.
- Let the task run long enough for context compaction to be triggered.
- The remote compaction fails with the error above.
- Clicking “Continue” may trigger the same error again.
What is the expected behavior?
Context compaction should complete successfully and the /goal task should continue running without interruption.
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- 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 failure with a long-running /goal task until remote compaction v2 is triggered, then trace the remote compaction path associated with the reported error. Done means compaction completes successfully and the /goal task continues without interruption, including after selecting “Continue”.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- ai-infra-agents
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100