Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-codex · error

Missing path value after --input-file

Error message

Missing path value after --input-file

What it means

The --input-file flag was the last token: no path followed it, so the state command cannot read the JSON file. This mirrors the --input check for the file-based variant.

Source

Thrown at src/cli/state.ts:117

      continue;
    }
    if (arg === '--input') {
      const next = args[index + 1];
      if (!next) {
        throw new Error('Missing JSON value after --input');
      }
      inputValue = next;
      index += 1;
      continue;
    }
    if (arg.startsWith('--input=')) {
      inputValue = arg.slice('--input='.length);
      continue;
    }
    if (arg === '--input-file') {
      const next = args[index + 1];
      if (!next) {
        throw new Error('Missing path value after --input-file');
      }
      inputFileValue = next;
      index += 1;
      continue;
    }
    if (arg.startsWith('--input-file=')) {
      inputFileValue = arg.slice('--input-file='.length);
      continue;
    }
    if (arg === '--mode') {
      const next = args[index + 1];
      if (!next) {
        throw new Error('Missing value after --mode');
      }
      modeValue = next;
      index += 1;
      continue;
    }

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Solutions

1. Supply the path: `state set --input-file ./state.json`
2. Check the variable is set and the file exists before running: `[ -f "$F" ] || exit 1`

Example fix

# before
state set --input-file  # $F unset
# after
F=./state.json
state set --input-file "$F"

import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
if (!file || !existsSync(file)) throw new Error(`input file missing: ${file}`);
spawn('state', ['set', '--input-file', file]);

When it happens

Trigger: `state set --input-file` at end of args, e.g. `state set --input-file "$PATH_TO_JSON"` with an unset variable.

Common situations: Unset environment variables expanding to nothing; script loops generating the command with an empty filename on the last iteration.

Understand the failure class

Background: "no subcommand specified" and "... is required": CLI errors when a required argument is missing — this error's family across 13 libraries.

Related errors

• Missing JSON value after --input
• --keep-policy must be one of: score_improvement, pass_only
• Unknown capabilities subcommand: ${parsed.subcommand}
• Unknown capabilities option: ${arg}
• ${flag} requires a value

AI-assisted analysis of Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-codex@3ad79a8a6f (2026-08-27). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b59f083e3048001e. Report an issue: GitHub.