BigPizzaV3/CodexPlusPlus · error · anyhow::Error

invalid Dream Skin theme config

Error message

invalid Dream Skin theme config

What it means

Raised in load_stored_dream_skin_theme: the theme's theme.json exists but failed the safe-file check (not a regular file, or is a symlink), so its contents cannot be trusted and are not parsed. Protects against symlink attacks in the themes directory.

Source

Thrown at crates/codex-plus-core/src/dream_skin_library.rs:386

    id: &str,
) -> anyhow::Result<DreamSkinThemeDraft> {
    if !valid_theme_id(id) {
        bail!("invalid Dream Skin theme id");
    }
    let directory = state_dir.join(THEMES_DIR).join(id);
    let metadata = std::fs::symlink_metadata(&directory)
        .with_context(|| format!("Dream Skin theme not found: {id}"))?;
    if !metadata.file_type().is_dir() || metadata.file_type().is_symlink() {
        bail!("Dream Skin theme path is not a safe directory");
    }
    let config_path = directory.join(THEME_CONFIG_FILE);
    let metadata = std::fs::symlink_metadata(&config_path)
        .with_context(|| format!("Dream Skin theme config not found: {id}"))?;
    if !metadata.file_type().is_file()
        || metadata.file_type().is_symlink()
        || metadata.len() > THEME_CONFIG_LIMIT
    {
        bail!("invalid Dream Skin theme config");
    }
    let config: DreamSkinThemeConfig = serde_json::from_slice(&std::fs::read(&config_path)?)?;
    if config.id != id {
        bail!("Dream Skin theme id does not match directory");
    }
    let image = find_theme_image(&directory)
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Dream Skin theme must contain exactly one image"))?;
    let draft = DreamSkinThemeDraft {
        config,
        image_path: image.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
        builtin: false,
    };
    validate_theme_draft(&draft)?;
    Ok(draft)
}

pub fn rename_dream_skin_theme(
    state_dir: &Path,

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Solutions

1. Replace the theme.json with a real regular file (reinstall the theme)
2. Check for symlink attacks or misbehaving sync tools in the state dir
3. Restore the theme from a known-good package

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/codex-plus-core/src/dream_skin_library.rs:386 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BigPizzaV3/CodexPlusPlus@f2074595a2 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1f683fd2698beeed. Report an issue: GitHub.