Codex CLI shows no progress or status updates while long-running model requests are still active

[jlhippo828-sys]

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.146.0

What subscription do you have?

free

Which model were you using?

qwen4.8

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.14.0-37-generic x86_64 x86_64

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

bash

Codex doctor report

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}

What issue are you seeing?

When using Codex CLI with the Qwen-3.8 model through a compatible gateway/provider, Codex sometimes enters a state where there is no visible progress information in the CLI.

The CLI does not show:

• working status
• tool execution status
• thinking/progress messages
• partial output
• error messages

The terminal appears to be frozen, but the request is actually still running.

I verified this from the gateway logs: the last request remains open and has not completed. The model request is still being processed, but Codex CLI does not provide any indication of the current state.

This makes it difficult to distinguish between:

1. A real hang/deadlock in Codex CLI
2. A slow model response
3. A network/provider issue
4. A long-running reasoning/tool execution

The issue appears to be related to the interaction between Codex CLI and this model/provider, because other models usually provide visible status updates during long requests.

No timeout or error is displayed in the CLI while the request is still active on the gateway side.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Configure Codex CLI to use Qwen-3.8 through an OpenAI-compatible gateway/provider.

2. Start a task that requires a longer model generation or tool execution.

Example prompt:

按照excel内容设计原型

3. Wait until the request takes a long time.

4. Observe that Codex CLI stops displaying any status information.

Expected CLI behavior:

Working...
Thinking...
Running tool...
Waiting for model response...

Actual behavior:

(no output)

5. Check the gateway logs.

The corresponding request is still active and has not returned a completion response.

Thread ID (if applicable):

[insert thread id]

What is the expected behavior?

When Codex CLI is waiting for a long-running model response, it should continue displaying some kind of progress/status indicator.

For example:

• request is still running
• waiting for model response
• receiving streamed tokens
• tool execution state
• heartbeat/progress information

Even if the model does not return tokens immediately, the user should be able to tell that Codex is still working instead of appearing completely frozen.

Additional information

Additional observations:

• The gateway confirms that the request is not terminated.
• The issue does not appear to be caused by the provider closing the connection.
• The CLI process remains alive.
• There is no visible error or timeout message.
• The problem is especially noticeable with models/providers that have slower first-token latency or longer reasoning time.

It would be helpful if Codex CLI could expose a heartbeat or fallback status message when a streaming response has not produced visible output for an extended period.

[github-actions]

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

• Task-progress bar disappears before an active task finishes #35666
• Show a live percentage progress indicator for every task #35993
• Show an automatic progress percentage for every running task #35930

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