{"record":{"id":"1e710e7406a76405","repo":"openai/codex-plugin-cc","slug":"claude-session-file-not-found-sourcepath","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Claude session file not found: ${sourcePath}","messagePattern":"Claude session file not found: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"plugins/codex/scripts/lib/claude-session-transfer.mjs","lineNumber":37,"sourceCode":"\nexport function resolveClaudeSessionPath(cwd, options = {}) {\n  const requestedPath = options.source || process.env[TRANSCRIPT_PATH_ENV];\n  if (!requestedPath) {\n    throw new Error(\"Could not identify the current Claude transcript. Retry with --source <path-to-claude-jsonl>.\");\n  }\n\n  const sourcePath = resolveUserPath(cwd, requestedPath);\n  if (path.extname(sourcePath) !== \".jsonl\") {\n    throw new Error(`Claude session source must be a JSONL file: ${sourcePath}`);\n  }\n\n  let source;\n  let projects;\n  try {\n    source = fs.realpathSync(sourcePath);\n    projects = fs.realpathSync(CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR);\n  } catch {\n    throw new Error(`Claude session file not found: ${sourcePath}`);\n  }\n  const relative = path.relative(projects, source);\n  if (relative === \"\" || relative === \"..\" || relative.startsWith(`..${path.sep}`) || path.isAbsolute(relative)) {\n    throw new Error(`Codex can import Claude sessions only from ${CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR}: ${source}`);\n  }\n  return source;\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":19,"sourceCodeEnd":45,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/openai/codex-plugin-cc/blob/db52e28f4d9ded852ab3942cea316258ae4ef346/plugins/codex/scripts/lib/claude-session-transfer.mjs#L19-L45","documentation":"Thrown by resolveClaudeSessionPath when fs.realpathSync fails on either the source path or the CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR (~/.claude/projects). realpathSync throws ENOENT when the target does not exist, so this indicates the supplied transcript file (or the projects dir itself) is missing on disk.","triggerScenarios":"Calling resolveClaudeSessionPath with options.source set to a path that does not exist (typo, deleted file, wrong machine). Also thrown if ~/.claude/projects has never been created because Claude was never run on this machine.","commonSituations":"Path typo or stale absolute path from another host. The transcript was cleaned up by Claude's retention settings. A fresh machine where ~/.claude/projects does not yet exist. Symlink loop or permission denial causing realpathSync to throw.","solutions":["Verify the file exists: ls -l <source> and confirm it is readable.","Find the correct transcript under ~/.claude/projects/<encoded-cwd>/*.jsonl and pass that path.","Ensure ~/.claude/projects exists (run Claude once to create it) if the projects-dir realpathSync is the failure.","Check for symlink breakage or permission errors on the path components."],"exampleFix":"// before\nresolveClaudeSessionPath(cwd, { source: '~/wrong-path/session.jsonl' }) // throws (ENOENT)\n\n// after\n// locate the real transcript first:\n//   ls ~/.claude/projects/*/\nresolveClaudeSessionPath(cwd, { source: realTranscriptPath })","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import fs from 'node:fs';\nfunction assertFileExists(p) {\n  try {\n    const st = fs.statSync(p);\n    if (!st.isFile()) throw new Error(`Not a file: ${p}`);\n  } catch {\n    throw new Error(`Transcript not found or unreadable: ${p}`);\n  }\n}\n// call: assertFileExists(options.source);","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"null","preventionTips":["Offer a file picker/listing of ~/.claude/projects so users choose an existing transcript.","Check fs.existsSync / statSync before resolving.","Confirm ~/.claude/projects exists (run Claude once) on fresh machines.","Watch for symlink/permission issues on the path."],"tags":["claude-transfer","filesystem","enoent"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"db52e28f4d9ded852ab3942cea316258ae4ef346","analyzedAt":"2026-08-13T05:13:20.855Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-13T09:17:06.757Z"}