{"record":{"id":"129067566fad7df0","repo":"EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin","slug":"could-not-verify-remote-codex-mode-reported-sta","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not verify remote Codex mode (reported ${status.mode})","messagePattern":"Could not verify remote Codex mode \\(reported (.+?)\\)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/dev/codex-dev.ts","lineNumber":639,"sourceCode":"  const plugins = await listCompoundEngineeringPlugins(context, runner)\n  await removePlugins(\n    context,\n    runner,\n    collection.kind === \"valid\"\n      ? plugins\n      : plugins.filter((entry) => entry.pluginId !== OFFICIAL_PLUGIN_ID),\n  )\n  await runCodex(context, runner, [\"plugin\", \"add\", OFFICIAL_PLUGIN_ID, \"--json\"])\n\n  const installed = await listCompoundEngineeringPlugins(context, runner)\n  if (installed.length !== 1 || !isOfficialMarketplacePlugin(installed[0]!)) {\n    throw new Error(\"Could not verify the official marketplace-backed Compound Engineering plugin\")\n  }\n\n  await removeLocalCollection(context)\n  const status = await inspectCodexDevStatus(context, runner)\n  if (status.mode !== \"remote\") {\n    throw new Error(`Could not verify remote Codex mode (reported ${status.mode})`)\n  }\n  return status\n}\n\nexport async function removeCodexDevInstallation(\n  context: CodexDevContext,\n  runner: CommandRunner = new BunCommandRunner(),\n): Promise<CodexDevStatus> {\n  const plugins = await listCompoundEngineeringPlugins(context, runner)\n  await removeLocalPluginConflicts(context, runner, plugins)\n  await removeLocalCollection(context)\n  const status = await inspectCodexDevStatus(context, runner)\n  if (status.mode !== \"absent\") {\n    throw new Error(`Could not verify removal (reported ${status.mode})`)\n  }\n  return status\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":621,"sourceCodeEnd":657,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/blob/c9c10f8c75412c7232cb2bd663e5fd1cea98d84e/src/dev/codex-dev.ts#L621-L657","documentation":"The final self-check of `switchToRemote()`: after removing the local collection and re-adding the official plugin, `inspectCodexDevStatus` must report `\"remote\"`. Any other reported mode (`\"mixed\"`, `\"drifted\"`, etc.) means leftover local state still conflicts with the marketplace install, so the error is thrown.","triggerScenarios":"Calling `switchToRemote(context, runner)` when, after `removeLocalCollection` and `plugin add`, `inspectCodexDevStatus` still sees local artifacts or mismatched plugin state — e.g. the local collection removal failed silently or a stale `codex:dev` marker keeps the status in `mixed`/`drifted`.","commonSituations":"Interrupted earlier `codex:dev` runs leaving half-cleaned state; worktree-specific leftovers under `$CODEX_HOME`; plugins list contains entries from multiple checkouts.","solutions":["Run `codex:dev -- status` to see mode and collection details","Run `bun run codex:dev -- remove` and then retry `codex:dev -- remote`","Check for and manually remove leftover `compound-engineering-local` skill symlinks under `$CODEX_HOME/skills`","Start a new Codex session after switching"],"exampleFix":"// before: retry with dirty state\nawait switchToRemote(context, runner) // throws\n// after\nawait removeCodexDevInstallation(context, runner)\nawait switchToRemote(context, runner)","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"const collection = await inspectLocalCollection(context)\nif (collection.kind !== \"absent\") await removeLocalCollection(context)","typeGuard":"function isRemoteStatus(status: CodexDevStatus): boolean { return status.mode === \"remote\" }","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await switchToRemote(context, runner)\n} catch (error) {\n  if (String(error).includes(\"remote Codex mode\")) {\n    const status = await inspectCodexDevStatus(context)\n    console.error(\"Post-switch mode:\", status.mode, \"— clean up and retry with codex:dev -- remove\")\n  } else throw error\n}","preventionTips":["Run `codex:dev -- remove` before a fresh `codex:dev -- remote`","Do not run multiple codex:dev operations concurrently","Verify collection is absent before switching"],"tags":["codex","dev-mode","state-verification"],"backgroundTag":"codex-dev-mode-mismatch","analyzedSha":"c9c10f8c75412c7232cb2bd663e5fd1cea98d84e","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T15:18:07.959Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-31T19:17:28.585Z"}