unknown / Codex

Codex is hanging and unusable, causing a standstill in productivity.

Problem statement normalized from the linked evidence

CANDIDATE VIEW · NOT A PUBLISHED OPPORTUNITY

Qualification checklist

Gate decision: Aug 15, 2026

At least 3 independent users2 / 3

NOT MET

✓

At least 2 independent discussions2 / 2

MET

✓

At least 1 supporting signal1 Workarounds · 1 Blocked workflows · Persistence

MET

Observed signals

Users2

Discussions2

Mentions2

Active days2

Source coverageGitHub

TrendUNKNOWN

First seenNov 23, 2025

Last seenJul 17, 2026

Why the gate is holding

Fewer than 3 independent users

Competition research, commercial scoring, and Build Gap analysis do not run until this gate passes.

Source evidence

2 evidence records

github · HIGH · Jul 17, 2026

openai/codex

Codex is unusable for me right now. Today, it started hanging for minutes on every minor action. Repaired, resetted, reinstalled. All to no avail. I cannot use Codex. My productivity is at a standstill.

PAINBLOCKED WORKFLOW

jwbats · openai/codex

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github · HIGH · Nov 23, 2025

Codex Still Hanging on Working

### What version of Codex is running? codex-cli 0.63.0 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.1-codex-max ### What platform is your computer? MacOS + Ubuntu ### What issue are you seeing? Despite the resolve earlier I'm still facing issues where codex is hanging or not working. ### What steps can reproduce the bug? Ask a question or a request ### What is the expected behavior? For it to not hang ### Additional information _No response_

BUG

julianh65 · openai/codex

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