Codex Background Zombie Agents Drain Usage: User Bug Report
cyrus_zei · x · 2026-08-10
A developer reported that their weekly OpenAI Codex usage was being drained unusually fast. Upon investigation, they discovered a bug where background agents continue to run for days, draining usage quotas even after their tasks are marked as completed.
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