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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.154.0

What subscription do you have?

The highest $200/mo plan

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.6-astra

What platform is your computer?

Linux

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

gnome terminal

Codex doctor report
codex doctor --json 
{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "generatedAt": "1789284604s since unix epoch",
  "overallStatus": "warning",
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      "category": "app-server",
      "status": "ok",
      "summary": "background server is not running",
      "details": {
        "control socket": "/home/rwk/.codex/app-server-control/app-server-control.sock",
        "daemon state dir": "/home/rwk/.codex/app-server-daemon",
        "mode": "ephemeral",
        "pid file": "/home/rwk/.codex/app-server-daemon/app-server.pid (missing)",
        "settings": "/home/rwk/.codex/app-server-daemon/settings.json (missing)",
        "status": "not running",
        "update-loop pid file": "/home/rwk/.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 file": "/home/rwk/.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 parse": "ok",
        "configuration load ms": "33",
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        "endpoint": "wss://chatgpt.com/backend-api/<redacted>",
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        "model provider": "openai",
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  }
}
What issue are you seeing?

Two Codex sessions used all 100% of my weekly tokens in less than 24 hours. Twice in a
row now that has occured. Is that reasonable? Is that what I should expect going forward?

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 01a09364-5251-7293-b924-7049465ff329

What is the expected behavior?

I expect my tokens to last a week.

Additional information

Can you reset my tokens?

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Research direction

The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the token-consumption report with Codex CLI 0.154.0 on Linux and collect usage details for a minimal session. Done requires identifying whether the reported usage matches the subscription and model behavior, then documenting a verified fix or a clearly scoped follow-up.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
cli
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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