{"record":{"id":"f12538d972cc2162","repo":"Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-codex","slug":"omx-warning-failed-to-create-hook-derived-watch","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"[omx] warning: failed to create hook-derived watcher state directory","messagePattern":"\\[omx\\] warning: failed to create hook-derived watcher state directory","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"src/cli/index.ts","lineNumber":7847,"sourceCode":"  if (existsSync(pidPath)) {\n    try {\n      const prev = JSON.parse(await readFile(pidPath, \"utf-8\")) as {\n        pid?: number;\n      };\n      if (prev && typeof prev.pid === \"number\") {\n        process.kill(prev.pid, \"SIGTERM\");\n      }\n    } catch (error: unknown) {\n      console.warn(\"[omx] warning: failed to stop stale hook-derived watcher\", {\n        path: pidPath,\n        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),\n      });\n    }\n  }\n\n  await mkdir(join(omxRoot(cwd), \"state\"), { recursive: true }).catch(\n    (error: unknown) => {\n      console.warn(\n        \"[omx] warning: failed to create hook-derived watcher state directory\",\n        {\n          cwd,\n          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),\n        },\n      );\n    },\n  );\n  let watcherPid: number | undefined;\n  try {\n    watcherPid = await launchBackgroundHelper([watcherScript, \"--cwd\", cwd], {\n      cwd,\n      env: process.env,\n    });\n  } catch (error: unknown) {\n    console.warn(\"[omx] warning: failed to launch hook-derived watcher\", {\n      cwd,\n      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),","sourceCodeStart":7829,"sourceCodeEnd":7865,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-codex/blob/3ad79a8a6fe6e95fdbb8c00e40716fffe4011ce2/src/cli/index.ts#L7829-L7865","documentation":"The CLI could not create <omxRoot>/state for the hook-derived watcher (mkdir rejected and swallowed). The watcher PID cannot be persisted, so lifecycle tracking is degraded.","triggerScenarios":"mkdir(join(omxRoot(cwd),'state'),{recursive:true}) rejects: EACCES/EROFS, or a non-directory file exists at the path.","commonSituations":"Read-only project mounts; .omx owned by another user; a stray file named 'state'; restrictive container security profiles.","solutions":["Repair .omx permissions or ownership","Remove the blocking file and create the directory","Relocate state to a writable path via omx config"],"exampleFix":"// before\nrm -rf .omx   # owned by root\n\n# after\nsudo chown -R $USER .omx && mkdir -p .omx/state","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import { existsSync, statSync, accessSync, constants } from 'node:fs';\nfunction canCreateState(root: string): boolean {\n  const dir = `${root}/state`;\n  if (existsSync(dir)) return statSync(dir).isDirectory();\n  try { accessSync(root, constants.W_OK); return true; } catch { return false; }\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Bootstrap .omx/state in project setup","Fix ownership after any sudo usage","Avoid read-only mounts for the omx root"],"tags":["mkdir","permissions","watcher","hook"],"backgroundTag":"directory-creation-failed","analyzedSha":"3ad79a8a6fe6e95fdbb8c00e40716fffe4011ce2","analyzedAt":"2026-08-27T22:18:39.783Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T00:17:15.603Z"}