Independent Codex troubleshooting and usage-limit guidance. Every entry states what it applies to and when it was last reviewed.https://www.codexrescue.com/enhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-error-submitting-message/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-error-submitting-message/Codex cannot submit your prompt? Separate a turn-start timeout from a missing queued follow-up, preserve your draft, and check whether the message was accepted.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorssessionshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-mcp-tools-not-showing/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-mcp-tools-not-showing/When you add an MCP server and the client starts but the server's tools are never usable: how to tell whether it never launched, the handshake closed, the tools were dropped, or it never showed up for your execution mode.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsmcp-configurationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-stdin-not-terminal/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-stdin-not-terminal/Fix the launch-mode mismatch behind Codex stdin is not a terminal. Separate piped automation from an interactive Windows terminal that still fails.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsinstallationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-task-creation-timeout/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-task-creation-timeout/A new Codex task times out before it starts? Check task creation, optional MCP startup and existing-task behavior without deleting your conversations.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorssessionshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-vscode-not-loading/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-vscode-not-loading/A Codex sidebar that keeps loading can hide an authentication failure, a restarting webview or a remote extension problem. Use logs to choose the next check.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsinstallationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-windows-sandbox-setup/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-windows-sandbox-setup/Stuck at Finish Windows setup in Codex? Distinguish a missing UAC prompt, helper launch failure and sandbox permissions before changing security settings.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsinstallationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-banked-vs-automatic-reset/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-banked-vs-automatic-reset/An automatic reset is applied to you. A banked reset is kept in your account until you use it. Confusing the two is why people wait for something that already happened.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlimitslimitshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-config-location/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-config-location/The user-level config.toml lives in a dot-directory per OS; a project can override it, CODEX_HOME moves it, and the CLI and IDE share layers. How to find the right file without deleting anything.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsinstallationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-check-usage/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-check-usage/The documented places to see which Codex allowance is exhausted and what reset time applies, per client, without inventing menu paths.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlimitslimitshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-mcp-startup-failed/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-mcp-startup-failed/How to diagnose an MCP server that fails to start with os error 2, including the stale configuration left behind after uninstalling a desktop app.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsmcp-configurationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-command-not-found/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-command-not-found/Why the codex command is not found after a successful install, how to tell an install problem from a PATH problem, and the documented install methods to re-check against.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsinstallationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-login-failed/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-login-failed/Why Codex sign-in can fail at the browser step, the localhost:1455 callback, or the token exchange — and how to tell which stage you are on before changing anything.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsloginhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-invalid-config-toml/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-invalid-config-toml/A duplicated TOML table in config.toml can make the Codex app unresponsive with no error message. How to confirm it, and how to fix it safely. Also covers the CLI-vs-desktop surfacing gap and other parse/load errors.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsmcp-configurationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-reset-time-passed/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-reset-time-passed/What the displayed reset time actually promises, the checks to run before contacting support, and why this is not the moment to reinstall anything.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlimitslimitshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-resume-failed/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-resume-failed/When closing or crashing the client leaves you unable to reopen a conversation. The reported shapes — a pagination regression, on-disk store corruption, and provider/compaction items — and what not to do.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorssessionshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-session-stuck/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-session-stuck/A turn that stops producing output is one of three states — the model is still working, compaction is running, or the turn has terminally failed. How to tell which, and what to do without losing work.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorssessionshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-short-window-vs-weekly/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-short-window-vs-weekly/Codex usage windows are not interchangeable. Why a timer based on one window misleads you about the other, and how to keep two separate timers straight.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlimitslimitshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-stream-disconnected/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-stream-disconnected/What 'stream disconnected before completion' means, how to separate a network fault from a server-side one, and which checks to run before changing any configuration.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsconnectionhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-update-failed/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/errors/codex-update-failed/How to update Codex when codex update fails, the version will not change, or you upgraded with a command that does not match how you installed it. The install method decides the update method.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTerrorsinstallationhttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-usage-limit-reached/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-usage-limit-reached/What happens when you reach a Codex limit, which options the account offers, and why support cannot reset your limits for you.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlimitslimitshttps://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-weekly-limit-reset/https://www.codexrescue.com/codex/limits/codex-weekly-limit-reset/Reset times are per account. Where to find yours, what changes it, and why a shared countdown timer cannot tell you when your access returns.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlimitslimits