codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix /goal keeps restarting work after the goal is already completed

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What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.130.0

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro 20x

Which model were you using?

GPT-5.5 xhigh

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm

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

VSCode

What issue are you seeing?

When using the experimental /goal feature in Codex CLI on macOS, the goal appears to complete successfully, but Codex does not stop. Instead, it continues/restarts the work loop and begins working again even though the requested goal is already done.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Enable the /goal feature.
  2. Start a Codex CLI session.
  3. Run a goal with a clear completion condition, for example:

What is the expected behavior?

/goal Fix the issue, run the tests, and stop when the tests pass.

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