diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_delegate.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_delegate.rs
index 7733012007..969a6298ff 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_delegate.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_delegate.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_codex_thread_interactive(
     } else {
         Arc::clone(&parent_session.services.extensions)
     };
-    let (session, io) = Box::pin(Session::spawn(SessionSpawnArgs {
+    let (session, io) = Session::spawn(SessionSpawnArgs {
         config,
         allow_provider_model_fallback: false,
         user_instructions,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_codex_thread_interactive(
         inherited_multi_agent_version: Some(MultiAgentVersion::Disabled),
         git_enrichment_policy,
         windows_sandbox_proxy_settings_mode,
-    }))
+    })
     .or_cancel(&cancel_token)
     .await??;
     let thread_config = session.thread_config_snapshot().await;
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs
index ea0651cc02..c99599b7d6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs
@@ -478,28 +478,34 @@ const CYBER_SAFETY_URL: &str = "https://developers.openai.com/codex/concepts/cyb
 
 impl Session {
     /// Spawn and initialize a new session.
-    pub(crate) async fn spawn(args: SessionSpawnArgs) -> CodexResult<(Arc<Self>, SessionIo)> {
-        let parent_trace = match args.parent_trace {
-            Some(trace) => {
-                if codex_otel::context_from_w3c_trace_context(&trace).is_some() {
-                    Some(trace)
-                } else {
-                    warn!("ignoring invalid thread spawn trace carrier");
-                    None
+    /// Hide the concrete startup future from callers while keeping initialization lazy.
+    #[inline(never)]
+    pub(crate) fn spawn(
+        args: SessionSpawnArgs,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'static, CodexResult<(Arc<Self>, SessionIo)>> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let parent_trace = match args.parent_trace {
+                Some(trace) => {
+                    if codex_otel::context_from_w3c_trace_context(&trace).is_some() {
+                        Some(trace)
+                    } else {
+                        warn!("ignoring invalid thread spawn trace carrier");
+                        None
+                    }
                 }
+                None => None,
+            };
+            let thread_spawn_span = info_span!("thread_spawn", otel.name = "thread_spawn");
+            if let Some(trace) = parent_trace.as_ref() {
+                let _ = set_parent_from_w3c_trace_context(&thread_spawn_span, trace);
             }
-            None => None,
-        };
-        let thread_spawn_span = info_span!("thread_spawn", otel.name = "thread_spawn");
-        if let Some(trace) = parent_trace.as_ref() {
-            let _ = set_parent_from_w3c_trace_context(&thread_spawn_span, trace);
-        }
-        Self::spawn_internal(SessionSpawnArgs {
-            parent_trace,
-            ..args
+            Self::spawn_internal(SessionSpawnArgs {
+                parent_trace,
+                ..args
+            })
+            .instrument(thread_spawn_span)
+            .await
         })
-        .instrument(thread_spawn_span)
-        .await
     }
 
     async fn spawn_internal(args: SessionSpawnArgs) -> CodexResult<(Arc<Self>, SessionIo)> {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/thread_manager.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/thread_manager.rs
index 90fe9e06f7..7f6648bcb8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/thread_manager.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/thread_manager.rs
@@ -1987,7 +1987,7 @@ impl ThreadManagerState {
         } else {
             codex_sandboxing::WindowsSandboxProxySettingsMode::Reconcile
         };
-        let (session, io) = Box::pin(Session::spawn(SessionSpawnArgs {
+        let (session, io) = Session::spawn(SessionSpawnArgs {
             config,
             allow_provider_model_fallback,
             user_instructions,
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ impl ThreadManagerState {
             inherited_multi_agent_version: multi_agent_version,
             git_enrichment_policy: GitEnrichmentPolicy::Fresh,
             windows_sandbox_proxy_settings_mode,
-        }))
+        })
         .await?;
         // Enable Full Access form input only after session startup so a required MCP server cannot
         // block startup while waiting for form input.