Codex's /steer Doesn't Actually Interrupt Tasks
foxtrot_north · reddit · 2026-07-13
The author tracked the behavior of the /steer command during long-running tasks in Codex and discovered that it does not interrupt the current task. Instead, it appends new input to the ongoing turn rather than initiating a separate turn or triggering a cancellation.
Drawing from local session logs, the author compiled evidence and wrote a reverse-engineering style analysis. The post concludes by asking whether other agentic systems exhibit similar behavior.
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