codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix External review tool calls not working properly [1 comments, 2 participants]

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What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.118.0

What subscription do you have?

Max

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.3.0 arm64 arm

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

iterm2

What issue are you seeing?

Review workflows by calling coderabbit, gemini, claude and copilot is usually not working. The parameters are usually wrong, sandbox issues or impatient wait times from codex. Essentially any kind of external review is a waste of time and tokens. This is a clear advantage claude code has over codex right now

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019d6fd5-c51c-7080-a764-e84b104d37b9

What is the expected behavior?

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TL;DR

Review workflows using Codex CLI may be failing due to incorrect parameters, sandbox issues, or impatient wait times, and a workaround might involve adjusting these factors.

Guidance

  • Verify that the parameters passed to the review workflows are correct and consistent with the expected input for the models (coderabbit, gemini, claude, and copilot).
  • Check the sandbox environment for any issues that might be causing the review workflows to fail, such as insufficient resources or incorrect configurations.
  • Consider increasing the wait times for the review workflows to accommodate any delays in processing or responding from Codex.
  • Investigate the differences in behavior between Codex and Claude code to identify potential areas for improvement in the review workflow process.

Notes

The issue lacks specific details about the parameters, sandbox environment, and wait times, making it difficult to provide a more targeted solution. Further investigation and debugging may be necessary to identify the root cause of the problem.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Adjusting the parameters, sandbox environment, and wait times may help mitigate the issues with review workflows, although the exact changes required are unclear without more information.

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