Messages to be submitted after next tool call (press esc to interrupt and send immediately) not working on CLI

[JaySabva]

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.118.0

What subscription do you have?

Enterprise

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

No response

What issue are you seeing?

Messages to be submitted after next tool call (press esc to interrupt and send immediately) not working on CLI

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Steps to reproduce

1. Open the CLI.
2. Submit a prompt that triggers a long-running tool call.
3. While the tool call is still running, type a follow-up message into the input box.
4. Wait for the UI hint: Messages to be submitted after next tool call (press esc to interrupt and send immediately).
5. Press Esc.

Nothing happens. The queued message is not sent immediately, and the CLI stays in the current tool-call state.

What is the expected behavior?

The queued message should be submitted immediately after pressing Esc, interrupting the current tool call.

Additional information

No response

[github-actions]

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

• TUI can get stuck with 'Messages to be submitted after next tool call' when sending during active output #15842

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[etraut-openai]

I'm not able to repro this problem.

Which terminal emulator are you using? Perhaps it is configured to ignore the esc or map it to some other action?

[JaySabva]

Hey @etraut-openai, it's not working in IntelliJ's terminal. I tried on the default terminal, and it is working as expected.

[etraut-openai]

This sounds like it might be a configuration issue or bug in the IntelliJ's terminal app.