{"record":{"id":"eeae1a2b17b25bd8","repo":"openai/codex-plugin-cc","slug":"could-not-identify-the-current-claude-transcript","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not identify the current Claude transcript. Retry with --source <path-to-claude-jsonl>.","messagePattern":"Could not identify the current Claude transcript\\. Retry with --source <path-to-claude-jsonl>\\.","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"plugins/codex/scripts/lib/claude-session-transfer.mjs","lineNumber":23,"sourceCode":"import { ensureAbsolutePath } from \"./fs.mjs\";\n\nexport const TRANSCRIPT_PATH_ENV = \"CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH\";\nconst CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), \".claude\", \"projects\");\n\nfunction resolveUserPath(cwd, value) {\n  if (value === \"~\") {\n    return os.homedir();\n  }\n  if (String(value).startsWith(\"~/\")) {\n    return path.join(os.homedir(), String(value).slice(2));\n  }\n  return ensureAbsolutePath(cwd, value);\n}\n\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}`);","sourceCodeStart":5,"sourceCodeEnd":41,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/openai/codex-plugin-cc/blob/db52e28f4d9ded852ab3942cea316258ae4ef346/plugins/codex/scripts/lib/claude-session-transfer.mjs#L5-L41","documentation":"Thrown by resolveClaudeSessionPath when neither options.source nor the CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH env var yields a path. The transfer feature needs an explicit Claude transcript location because it cannot reliably auto-detect the 'current' Claude session from context.","triggerScenarios":"Calling resolveClaudeSessionPath(cwd, {}) with no source option while CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH is unset in the environment. Happens when a slash-command runs the transfer without the --source flag and the companion env var was never exported.","commonSituations":"Running /codex transfer (or equivalent) for the first time without pointing it at a specific .jsonl transcript. A parent process scrubbed the environment. The user expected auto-detection from ~/.claude/projects but the API requires an explicit path.","solutions":["Pass --source <path-to-claude-jsonl> to the command invoking resolveClaudeSessionPath.","Export CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH=/full/path/session.jsonl in the shell or wrapper script.","Locate the transcript under ~/.claude/projects/<encoded-cwd>/*.jsonl and pass its absolute path.","If automating, set options.source programmatically before calling resolveClaudeSessionPath."],"exampleFix":"// before\nresolveClaudeSessionPath(cwd, {}) // throws if env var unset\n\n// after\nresolveClaudeSessionPath(cwd, { source: '/home/user/.claude/projects/.../session.jsonl' })\n// or in shell:\n//   export CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH=/home/user/.claude/projects/.../session.jsonl","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const TRANSCRIPT_PATH_ENV = 'CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH';\nfunction ensureSourceProvided(options, env = process.env) {\n  const src = options?.source || env[TRANSCRIPT_PATH_ENV];\n  if (!src) {\n    throw new Error('Pass --source <path-to-claude-jsonl> or set ' + TRANSCRIPT_PATH_ENV);\n  }\n  return src;\n}","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"null","preventionTips":["Always pass --source explicitly when invoking the transfer command.","Export CODEX_COMPANION_TRANSCRIPT_PATH in wrapper scripts for automation.","Fail fast in the UI/command layer if no source is detectable, with a helpful message.","Surface the env var name in docs so users know the fallback."],"tags":["claude-transfer","config","env","user-input"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"db52e28f4d9ded852ab3942cea316258ae4ef346","analyzedAt":"2026-08-13T05:13:20.855Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-13T09:17:06.757Z"}