Codex CLI Subagent Quota Drain and Fix
Firm_Meeting6350 · reddit · 2026-07-10
A user points out that the new Codex CLI forces subagents to inherit the parent model, causing subtasks to burn through quotas quickly when a more expensive model is used. The author shares a verified temporary workaround: tweak the multiagentv2 settings in /.codex/config.toml and set toolnamespace to agents.
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