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Sudden drop of weekly limit from 70% to 0%

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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.153.4

What subscription do you have?

Pro 20x

Which model were you using?

Luna max

What platform is your computer?

CachyOS

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

zsh

Codex doctor report
{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "generatedAt": "1788810843s since unix epoch",
  "overallStatus": "warning",
  "codexVersion": "0.153.4",
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      "id": "app_server.status",
      "category": "app-server",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "background server is running",
      "details": {
        "app-server version": "0.153.4",
        "control socket": "/home/joao/.codex/app-server-control/app-server-control.sock",
        "daemon state dir": "/home/joao/.codex/app-server-daemon",
        "mode": "ephemeral",
        "pid file": "/home/joao/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (file)",
        "settings": "/home/joao/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
        "status": "running",
        "update-loop pid file": "/home/joao/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
      },
      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 51
    },
    "auth.credentials": {
      "id": "auth.credentials",
      "category": "auth",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "auth is configured",
      "details": {
        "auth file": "/home/joao/.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": {
      "id": "config.load",
      "category": "config",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "config loaded",
      "details": {
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        "config.toml": "/home/joao/.codex/config.toml",
        "config.toml parse": "ok",
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        "feature flag overrides": "context_management=true",
        "feature flags enabled": "48",
        "log dir": "/home/joao/.codex/log",
        "mcp servers": "9",
        "model": "gpt-5.6-luna",
        "model provider": "openai",
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    "git.environment": {
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      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "git version 2.55.0",
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    "installation": {
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      "category": "install",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "installation looks consistent",
      "details": {
        "PATH codex #1": "/home/joao/.local/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #2": "/home/joao/.local/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #3": "/home/joao/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.6/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #4": "/home/joao/.local/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #5": "/home/joao/.local/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #6": "/usr/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex #7": "/bin/codex",
        "PATH codex entries": "7",
        "current executable": "/home/joao/.codex/packages/standalone/releases/0.153.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/codex",
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      "remediation": "Set the missing MCP env vars or disable the affected server.",
      "durationMs": 0
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      "status": "ok",
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        "respect system proxy": "disabled"
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 0
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      "remediation": null,
      "durationMs": 117
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        "endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
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      "remediation": null,
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      "summary": "running standalone on linux-x86_64",
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    },
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      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "update configuration is locally consistent",
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        "check for update on startup": "true",
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        "latest version status": "current version is not older",
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}
What issue are you seeing?

I was working regularly as always, and my limit dropped from 70% to 0% and I got locked out

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 01a07d68-d493-7ac3-a06c-f448076e3a38

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

No response

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Research direction

The report identifies Codex CLI 0.153.4, ChatGPT authentication, the Pro 20x subscription, and the Luna max model, but names no source file or test. Start by reviewing the reported quota transition and the attached Codex doctor output; done requires identifying the cause of the 70%-to-0% change and documenting or testing the resulting fix.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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