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All time, since Oct 2, including 5 thumbs-up on GitHub.
Follow-up prompts hang
“Codex in VS Code stalls / “Thinking” indefinitely; messages replay; Failed to release queued message send lock + undefined is not valid JSON”
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Follow-up prompts hang indefinitely in VS Code extension. After a reply completes, the next prompt or steering stays on "Thinking" or loading; Reload Window or restart clears it temporarily.
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- VS Code extension
- Error text
Failed to release queued message send lock- Versions
- 26.930.21537
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Breaks a normal workflow.
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Original reports4, newest first
- Codex VS Code extension (openai.chatgpt) on Windows: Chat stalls after first reply + dictation fails (403 cloudflare_challenge)On GitHub#50430
- Codex in VS Code stalls / “Thinking” indefinitely; messages replay; Failed to release queued message send lock + undefined is not valid JSON ** Repair **On GitHub#50404
- Codex VS Code extension hangs on next prompt after previous response completesOn GitHub#50305
- Windows VS Code / Codex 26.930.21537. Endless loading when sending follow-up questions and steering. Reload Window briefly restores normal behavior, but it recurs. Logs repeatedly show Failed to release queued message send lock, "undefined" is not valid JSON.On GitHub#50297