{"record":{"id":"ab225f8fadd8e25e","repo":"affaan-m/ECC","slug":"codex-invocation-failed-result-error-message","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Codex invocation failed: ${result.error.message}","messagePattern":"Codex invocation failed: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"skills/council-multi-model/scripts/review-with-codex.js","lineNumber":215,"sourceCode":"  const remove = dependencies.rmSync || fs.rmSync;\n  const tempDir = makeTemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ecc-council-review-'));\n  const outputFile = path.join(tempDir, 'last-message.txt');\n\n  try {\n    const result = spawn('codex', buildCodexArgs(tempDir, outputFile), {\n      cwd: tempDir,\n      env: environment,\n      input: prompt,\n      encoding: 'utf8',\n      timeout: options.timeoutMs,\n      maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024,\n      windowsHide: true,\n    });\n\n    if (result.error) {\n      if (result.error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT') throw new Error('Codex review timed out');\n      if (result.error.code === 'ENOENT') throw new Error('Codex CLI is not installed');\n      throw new Error(`Codex invocation failed: ${result.error.message}`);\n    }\n    if (result.status !== 0) {\n      const detail = (result.stderr || '').trim().split('\\n').slice(-1)[0];\n      throw new Error(`Codex review failed${detail ? `: ${detail}` : ''}`);\n    }\n\n    let text;\n    try {\n      text = readFile(outputFile, 'utf8').trim();\n    } catch (error) {\n      throw new Error(`Codex returned no final response: ${error.message}`);\n    }\n    if (!text) throw new Error('Codex returned an empty final response');\n    return `${providerLabel(options.hostProvider)}\\n${text}`;\n  } finally {\n    remove(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });\n  }\n}","sourceCodeStart":197,"sourceCodeEnd":233,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/8321021c54d670126ce3b2969d5deb880b4b0c2a/skills/council-multi-model/scripts/review-with-codex.js#L197-L233","documentation":"This is the catch-all branch for spawnSync result.error codes other than ETIMEDOUT and ENOENT. Node can surface spawn failures such as EACCES (not executable), EPERM, or process-level errors; the library wraps the underlying message in 'Codex invocation failed: <message>' for diagnosis.","triggerScenarios":"spawnSync returns result.error with any code besides 'ETIMEDOUT'/'ENOENT' — e.g. EACCES because the codex binary lacks the execute bit, EPERM from a security policy/sandbox blocking process spawn, or a killed process reported by Node.","commonSituations":"Codex CLI installed but not executable (permissions lost after copy/mount); corporate endpoint protection blocking spawned node children; running inside a container/sandbox that forbids exec; corrupted CLI install.","solutions":["Read result.error.message in the thrown text to identify the exact errno code.","For EACCES: chmod +x the codex binary or reinstall the CLI.","For EPERM: check antivirus/endpoint policy or sandbox restrictions blocking child process execution.","Reinstall the Codex CLI if the binary appears corrupted.","Try invoking `codex --version` in the same shell/environment to reproduce outside the library."],"exampleFix":"// before (binary not executable)\n-rw-r--r-- codex\n// after\nchmod +x $(which codex)   # EACCES from spawn resolved","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"const check = spawnSync('codex', ['--version']);\nif (check.error && check.error.code === 'EACCES') {\n  throw new Error('codex binary is not executable: chmod +x ' + check.error.path);\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  return runReview(opts);\n} catch (e) {\n  if (e.message.startsWith('Codex invocation failed:')) {\n    const errno = e.message.split(': ')[1];\n    if (errno === 'EACCES') fixExecutableBit();\n    if (errno === 'EPERM') warnSandboxBlocked();\n  }\n  throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Keep the Codex CLI installed via the official package manager so permissions are correct.","Avoid copying binaries across mounts (permissions/exec bits are often lost).","Test spawns inside the actual runtime environment (container/sandbox) before batch runs."],"tags":["subprocess","cli","permissions","spawn"],"backgroundTag":"command-not-found","analyzedSha":"8321021c54d670126ce3b2969d5deb880b4b0c2a","analyzedAt":"2026-09-16T10:08:13.343Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-16T10:08:13.343Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}