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More control over the queue system

OpenAI Developer Community June 12, 2026
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I would love more control over the queue system.

1. Automatically pause the queue when usage limits are reached

If I’m working on a project with multiple queued tasks and my usage limit is exceeded, Codex currently continues processing the queue, but each response simply becomes “No usage available.”

As a result, the queued tasks are effectively lost, and I have to manually copy and paste them back into the chat once I have more credits or my usage resets.

Instead, Codex should automatically:

  • Pause the queue when usage is exhausted.

  • Keep all remaining queued tasks intact.

  • Allow the queue to resume once additional credits are purchased or usage resets.

2. Pause the queue without stopping the current task

I would also love the ability to pause the queue while a task is actively running.

Desired behavior:

  • The current task continues running normally.

  • No queued tasks are removed.

  • When the current task finishes, Codex does not automatically start the next queued task.

  • I can manually resume the queue when I’m ready.

This would be especially useful when I want to review the output of a task before allowing the next queued actions to run, without interrupting work already in progress.

Together, these features would make long-running projects and multi-step workflows significantly more reliable and user-friendly.

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