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Error Message

Error: thread/name/set failed in TUI

Environment/context:

  • I am using VS Code SSH to connect to a remote Linux server.
  • The error happens in the VS Code integrated terminal.
  • The same error also happens when running Codex inside a zellij terminal session on the same remote server.
  • PII redacted.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Connect to a remote Linux server using VS Code SSH.
  2. Open Codex TUI in the VS Code integrated terminal.
  3. Open an existing thread.
  4. Try to rename the thread.
  5. Confirm the new name.

Actual result:

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Error: thread/name/set failed in TUI

  Environment/context:

  - I am using VS Code SSH to connect to a remote Linux server.
  - The error happens in the VS Code integrated terminal.
  - The same error also happens when running Codex inside a zellij terminal session on the same remote server.
  - PII redacted.

### What steps can reproduce the bug?


  1. Connect to a remote Linux server using VS Code SSH.
  2. Open Codex TUI in the VS Code integrated terminal.
  3. Open an existing thread.
  4. Try to rename the thread.
  5. Confirm the new name.

  Actual result:
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What version of Codex CLI is running?

v0.137.0

What subscription do you have?

API

Which model were you using?

gpt=5.5

What platform is your computer?

Linux 5.4.0-156-generic x86_64 x86_64

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

zellij

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What issue are you seeing?

Codex TUI fails to rename a thread.

Full error message:

Error: thread/name/set failed in TUI

Environment/context:

- I am using VS Code SSH to connect to a remote Linux server.
- The error happens in the VS Code integrated terminal.
- The same error also happens when running Codex inside a zellij terminal session on the same remote server.
- PII redacted.

### What steps can reproduce the bug?


1. Connect to a remote Linux server using VS Code SSH.
2. Open Codex TUI in the VS Code integrated terminal.
3. Open an existing thread.
4. Try to rename the thread.
5. Confirm the new name.

Actual result:

```text
Error: thread/name/set failed in TUI

The same issue can also be reproduced by running Codex inside zellij on the same remote Linux server and trying to rename a thread.

Expected result:

The thread name should be updated successfully.

Thread id: TODO, if applicable.

### What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

### Additional information

_No response_

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