{"record":{"id":"7fdbc67bd80e0a37","repo":"EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin","slug":"could-not-verify-removal-reported-status-mode","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not verify removal (reported ${status.mode})","messagePattern":"Could not verify removal \\(reported (.+?)\\)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/dev/codex-dev.ts","lineNumber":653,"sourceCode":"\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 ${status.mode})`)\n  }\n  return status\n}\n\nfunction statusLines(context: CodexDevContext, status: CodexDevStatus): string[] {\n  const branch = context.branch ?? \"detached HEAD\"\n  const worktree = context.linkedWorktree ? \"linked worktree\" : \"primary worktree\"\n  const dirty =\n    context.modifiedCount === 0 && context.untrackedCount === 0\n      ? \"clean\"\n      : `${context.modifiedCount} modified, ${context.untrackedCount} untracked`\n  const lines = [\n    `Mode: ${status.mode}`,\n    `Codex home: ${context.codexHome}`,\n    `Collection: ${context.collectionPath}`,\n    `Source checkout: ${context.repoRoot}`,\n    `Worktree: ${worktree}`,\n    `Branch: ${branch}`,","sourceCodeStart":635,"sourceCodeEnd":671,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/blob/c9c10f8c75412c7232cb2bd663e5fd1cea98d84e/src/dev/codex-dev.ts#L635-L671","documentation":"`removeCodexDevInstallation()` removes all Compound Engineering plugins and the local collection, then verifies with `inspectCodexDevStatus` that the mode is `\"absent\"`. If any plugin or collection artifact survives (mode reports `mixed`, `local`, `drifted`, or `remote`), this error is thrown.","triggerScenarios":"Calling `removeCodexDevInstallation(context, runner)` when `codex plugin remove` leaves config entries behind, the local collection path cannot be deleted, or a second Compound Engineering plugin appears between listing and verification.","commonSituations":"Read-only `$CODEX_HOME` or permission errors on `~/.codex/skills`; Codex CLI failing silently on remove; leftover state written concurrently by another session.","solutions":["Run `codex plugin list --json` to find surviving plugins and remove them manually","Delete `$CODEX_HOME/skills/compound-engineering-local` manually if it persists","Check filesystem permissions on `$CODEX_HOME`","Re-run `bun run codex:dev -- remove` after cleanup"],"exampleFix":"// after\nrm -rf ~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering-local\nbun run codex:dev -- remove","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const status = await inspectCodexDevStatus(context)\nif (status.mode === \"absent\") return // nothing to remove\nconst removable = status.plugins.filter((p) => p.installed)\nif (status.collection.kind === \"broken\" || status.collection.kind === \"collision\") {\n  console.warn(\"Manual cleanup of the local collection may be required after removal\")\n}","typeGuard":"function isAbsent(status: CodexDevStatus): boolean { return status.mode === \"absent\" }","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await removeCodexDevInstallation(context, runner)\n} catch (error) {\n  if (String(error).includes(\"verify removal\")) {\n    console.error(\"Some state survived; run `codex plugin list --json` and check $CODEX_HOME/skills manually\")\n  } else throw error\n}","preventionTips":["Ensure `$CODEX_HOME` is writable before removing","Close other Codex sessions before removal","Re-run removal once if the first attempt raced another process"],"tags":["codex","uninstall","state-verification"],"backgroundTag":"codex-dev-mode-mismatch","analyzedSha":"c9c10f8c75412c7232cb2bd663e5fd1cea98d84e","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T15:18:07.959Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-31T22:30:34.772Z"}