Astra can ask a question in Codex and keep working while it waits.

The screenshot thread is about a system beep, which at least one commenter calls fabricated. The useful detail is in the replies: Codex with other models stops dead when it wants input, and Astra poses the question and continues in parallel. Nobody in the thread knows whether that's a Codex-wide capability or Astra-specific. Unverified either way, but non-blocking clarification is the interaction pattern I want most from a long-running agent.