codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Proactive Auto-Compaction After Response Completion [2 comments, 2 participants]

What variant of Codex are you using?

VSCode Extension

What feature would you like to see?

Just a small usability suggestion: it can be frustrating when, after entering a prompt or pressing Implement Plan, the system immediately enters auto-compaction before starting the requested work. This may not necessarily reduce the quality of the result, but it interrupts the workflow and makes the next action feel delayed.

It would be helpful if auto-compaction could happen more flexibly, ideally after a response has completed rather than at the start of the next prompt. For example, the system could proactively compact the conversation once the completed turn reaches a configurable threshold, such as 80% of the normal auto-compaction limit. This would allow the compacted context to be prepared and accepted before the next user action, so the following prompt or Implement Plan command can begin without immediately triggering compaction.

This would make auto-compaction feel less disruptive while preserving the intended context-management behavior.

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