35 of 68 Codex Plugins Unused in Two Weeks: Idle Plugins Bloat Your Context Window
nickbaumann_ · x · 2026-11-06
- nickbaumann flags a hidden context-window tax: agents accumulate plugins you no longer use.
- His screenshot shows that 35 of his 68 installed Codex plugins had zero recorded use in the past two weeks (Oct 22–Nov 5).
- Fix: ask your agent "what are the plugins I haven't used in the last 2 weeks?" and have it remove the ones you've stopped using.
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