Plans do not outlive compactions
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Description
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.153.2
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-6-astra xhigh
What platform is your computer?
Linux 7.1.9-arch1-2 x86_64 unknown
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
bash, gnome-terminal
Codex doctor report
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"overallStatus": "ok",
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "background server is not running",
"details": {
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"daemon state dir": "/home/voiduser/.codex/app-server-daemon",
"mode": "ephemeral",
"pid file": "/home/voiduser/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (missing)",
"settings": "/home/voiduser/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
"status": "not running",
"update-loop pid file": "/home/voiduser/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server-updater.pid (missing)"
},
"remediation": null,
"durationMs": 0
},
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"category": "auth",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "auth is configured",
"details": {
"auth file": "/home/voiduser/.codex/auth.json",
"auth storage mode": "File",
"stored API key": "false",
"stored ChatGPT tokens": "true",
"stored agent identity": "false",
"stored auth mode": "chatgpt"
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"durationMs": 0
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "config loaded",
"details": {
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"cwd": "/home/voiduser",
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"installation": {
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"status": "ok",
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"details": {
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"PATH codex #2": "/bin/codex",
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"durationMs": 0
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"mcp.config": {
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"summary": "no MCP servers configured",
"details": {},
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"durationMs": 0
},
"network.env": {
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"category": "network",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "network-related environment looks readable",
"details": {
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"respect system proxy": "disabled"
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"durationMs": 0
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"network.provider_reachability": {
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"category": "reachability",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "active provider endpoints are reachable over HTTP",
"details": {
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"reachability mode": "ChatGPT auth"
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"durationMs": 679
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"network.websocket_reachability": {
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"category": "websocket",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "Responses WebSocket handshake succeeded",
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"auth mode": "chatgpt",
"connect timeout": "15000 ms",
"endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
"handshake result": "HTTP 101 Switching Protocols",
"model provider": "openai",
"provider name": "OpenAI",
"proxy env vars": "none",
"reasoning header": "false",
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"wire API": "responses"
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"runtime.provenance": {
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"category": "runtime",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "running local build on linux-x86_64",
"details": {
"commit": "unknown",
"current executable": "/usr/bin/codex",
"install method": "other",
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},
"runtime.search": {
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"durationMs": 0
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "sandbox configuration is readable",
"details": {
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"codex-linux-sandbox helper": "/home/voiduser/.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0GMdSYR/codex-linux-sandbox",
"execve wrapper helper": "/home/voiduser/.codex/tmp/arg0/codex-arg0GMdSYR/codex-execve-wrapper",
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"security.endpoint": {
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"category": "security",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "endpoint protection is not inspected on this platform",
"details": {
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"durationMs": 0
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"status": "ok",
"summary": "state paths and databases are inspectable",
"details": {
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"archived rollout files": "0 files, 0 total bytes, 0 average bytes",
"goals DB": "/home/voiduser/.codex/goals_1.sqlite (file)",
"goals DB integrity": "ok",
"log DB": "/home/voiduser/.codex/logs_2.sqlite (file)",
"log DB integrity": "ok",
"log dir": "/home/voiduser/.codex/log (dir)",
"memories DB": "/home/voiduser/.codex/memories_1.sqlite (file)",
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"queue DB": "/home/voiduser/.codex/queue_1.sqlite (file)",
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"category": "system",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "OS language en-US",
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"LANG": "en_US.UTF-8",
"VISUAL": "not set",
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"updates.status": {
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"category": "updates",
"status": "ok",
"summary": "update configuration is locally consistent",
"details": {
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"check for update on startup": "true",
"last checked at": "2026-09-10T02:59:27.924220259Z",
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}
What issue are you seeing?
> confirm you still have access to the plan "Runtime Semantic Groups with Fresh Codex Agents" written earlier before compaction. .> it contained the sentence "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and yyyyyyyyyyy". tell me what yyyyyyyyyyy is to prove you actually have access to this plan
[...]
> you used rg on /home/voiduser/.codex....so you made all the changes in the present conversation solely on the summary provided that the previous codex agent made?
• Yes, after context compaction, I relied on the summary and inspected the actual code—but I did not reread the original plan before implementing. I only retrieved its exact text when you challenged me.
The summary came from an earlier context window of this conversation, not a separate agent. Nevertheless, it was a lossy substitute for the approved plan. I should have recovered the original first, and I cannot claim full plan compliance without comparing the changes against it.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
n/a
What is the expected behavior?
No response
Additional information
No response
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
No source file or test is identified in the report. Start by reproducing the issue in Codex CLI 0.153.2 with remote_compaction_v2 enabled, then trace how plans are stored across compaction and inspect the state paths listed by codex doctor. Done means plans remain available after compaction, with a regression test covering that transition.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100