codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex Desktop Context Compact Error

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Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion: unknown variant auto, expected highororiginal at line 1 column 72088. Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion: unknown variant auto, expected highororiginal at line 1 column 96342

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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.519.81530

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

The same issue occurs every time the conversation context is automatically compressed. This appears to be a server-side problem. Example 1 Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion: unknown variant auto, expected highororiginal at line 1 column 72088. Example 2 Error running remote compact task: stream disconnected before completion: unknown variant auto, expected highororiginal at line 1 column 96342

What steps can reproduce the bug?

When exceeding the default context length

What is the expected behavior?

<img width="722" height="798" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/77a6b4f6-eb8e-4b61-8e5a-0d13d2a5705c" />

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