codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix codex-cli 0.128.0 on WSL/Linux reports "Unrecognized command '/goal'" although v0.128.0 release notes mention /goal [1 comments, 2 participants]

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.128.0

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.5

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11 with WSL2 Ubuntu

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

Windows Terminal with WSL2 Ubuntu shell

What issue are you seeing?

I installed/reinstalled codex-cli 0.128.0, but the new /goal slash command is not recognized in the TUI.

When I type /goal test, Codex shows:

Unrecognized command '/goal'. Type "/" for a list of supported commands.

This seems inconsistent with the v0.128.0 release notes, which mention persisted /goal workflows and TUI controls for create / pause / resume / clear.

I also checked the installed binary with strings, but it does not appear to contain any goal-related strings.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Install codex-cli 0.128.0 on WSL2 Ubuntu:

   npm uninstall -g @openai/codex npm install -g @openai/[email protected]

2. Confirm the version:

   codex --version

   Output:

   codex-cli 0.128.0

3. Start Codex TUI:

   codex

4. Type:

   /goal test

5. Observe that the TUI shows:

   Unrecognized command '/goal'. Type "/" for a list of supported commands.

6. Check whether the installed binary contains goal-related strings:

   strings "$(readlink -f "$(which codex)")" | grep -i "goal" | head -50

   Output is empty.

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

I am running this on WSL2 Ubuntu / linux x64.

The v0.128.0 release notes mention persisted /goal workflows, App Server APIs, model tools, runtime continuation, and TUI controls for create / pause / resume / clear.

However, on my WSL/Linux install, /goal is not recognized by the TUI, and the installed binary does not appear to contain goal-related strings.

This may be specific to the linux x64 npm package, because issue #20536 reports that a Windows / PowerShell install of codex-cli 0.128.0 does contain goal-related strings such as:

• Usage: /goal <objective>
• /goal pause
• /goal resume
• /goal clear

Diagnostics I can provide:

codex --version which -a codex readlink -f "$(which codex)" npm root -g npm ls -g @openai/codex --depth=0 strings "$(readlink -f "$(which codex)")" | grep -i "goal" | head -50