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Fixes
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Codex quota resets
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- Direct quota reset · Confirmed
Reset time · Read the original post ↗
Banked reset 2 of 2 is out. Tibo posted "Day 28/ Banked 2/2" at 23:27Z Nov 1 (07:27 Beijing Nov 2, 15:27 PST Nov 1). This completes the two banked resets announced on Day 26; the first was "Banked 1/2" on Nov 1 (record 3341). OpenAI hasn't explained when a banked reset expires.
- Direct quota reset · Confirmed
Reset time · Read the original post ↗
Day 26 banked reset 1 of 2 is out. Announced Oct 31 ("Next two days will be resets… banked…", https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2116405414921384099); Tibo posted "Banked 1/2" at https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2116692529970311254 (00:43Z Nov 1 = 08:43 Beijing Nov 1, 17:43 PDT Oct 31). OpenAI hasn't explained when a banked reset expires; the second one is still pending.
- Direct quota reset · Announced · not yet confirmed
Reset time · Read the original post ↗
The time shown is when Tibo posted, not when it landed. Tibo announced a reset (Day 21) at 13:21 Beijing time on Oct 26 (22:21 PDT Oct 25), without an exact landing time. Third-party trackers logged it landing around 14:10–15:00 Beijing time on Oct 26, with the first user reports around 14:00.
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Notes & observations
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Claude Code Streaming response ended before any complete data: Causes and FixesClaude
Streaming response ended before any complete data means a proxy or gateway broke Claude Code's stream. Pass SSE through unbuffered and test with curl -N.
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Claude Code Could not resolve authentication method: What It Means and How to Fix ItClaude
Could not resolve authentication method means Claude Code found no credential. Upgrade to 2.1.176+ and set the key where the worker starts. Checked on 2.1.318.
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Claude Code apiKeyHelper script is failing: Causes and 5 Tested FixesClaude
apiKeyHelper script is failing in Claude Code means your helper returned no usable key. Run it by hand, print only the key, exit 0. Tested on…
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