Prompts stuck on spinner

“The extension works for a small number of messages, then a later message gets stuck indefinitely.”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/14555/file
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Prompts stuck on infinite spinner after several messages. The VS Code extension on Windows never reaches Thinking/Working; Codex.log shows 403 Forbidden Cloudflare responses from ChatGPT backend endpoints.

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Where: VS Code extension
Error text: GET /accounts/optimized/check -> 403 Forbidden
Versions: 26.928.31416
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

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Original reports2, newest first

Oct 1, 2026VS Code Codex extension 26.928.31416 gets stuck on spinner after several prompts; 403 Cloudflare challenge in Codex.logOn GitHub#49949
Oct 1, 2026Codex VS Code extension gets stuck after a few messages; logs show Cloudflare 403 + queued message send lock failureOn GitHub#49943