openai/codex-plugin-cc · warning · Error

Job is still . Check /codex:status and try again once it…

Error message

Job ${active.id} is still ${active.status}. Check /codex:status and try again once it finishes.

What it means

Thrown by resolveResultJob() when the requested job exists but is still in a queued or running state — there are no results to fetch yet. The function filters for finished jobs (completed|failed|cancelled) first; only if that misses but an active job matches does it emit this. It tells the user to wait for completion.

Solutions

Wait for the job to finish, then retry (check /codex:status for status transitions).
If the job is stuck, cancel it with /codex:cancel then relaunch.
Poll status rather than results: use buildStatusSnapshot until status leaves queued|running.

Example fix

// before
resolveResultJob(cwd, jobId); // still running

// after
// poll until finished, then resolve results
let snap = buildSingleJobSnapshot(cwd, jobId);
// (externally) wait for snap.job.status in completed|failed|cancelled
resolveResultJob(cwd, jobId);

Defensive patterns

Strategy: retry

Validate before calling

function isJobFinished(job) {
  return ["completed", "failed", "cancelled"].includes(job.status);
}

const snap = buildSingleJobSnapshot(cwd, jobId).job;
if (!isJobFinished(snap)) {
  throw new Error(`Job ${snap.id} is still ${snap.status}. Wait for completion.`);
}
// only now:
resolveResultJob(cwd, jobId);

Type guard

function isFinishedJob(job) {
  return job != null && ["completed", "failed", "cancelled"].includes(job.status);
}

Try / catch

try {
  resolveResultJob(cwd, jobId);
} catch (err) {
  if (/is still/.test(err.message)) {
    // schedule a retry / poll status; do NOT spam resolveResultJob in a tight loop
    console.error(err.message);
  } else throw err;
}

Prevention

Poll buildStatusSnapshot until the job reaches a terminal status before requesting results.
Do not call resolveResultJob in a busy loop; use a scheduled wake-up.
If a job appears stuck queued, consider cancelling and relaunching.

When it happens

Trigger: Calling resolveResultJob(cwd, ref) where ref matches a job whose status is 'queued' or 'running'. Also reached via resolveResultJob(cwd) with no ref when the only matching job in the current session is still active.

Common situations: Polling for results immediately after launching a Codex job; a long-running job the user mistakenly believes finished; CI polling on a job that stalled.

Related errors

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex-plugin-cc@db52e28f4d (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3161571facfa9230. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at plugins/codex/scripts/lib/job-control.mjs:271

  };
}

export function resolveResultJob(cwd, reference) {
  const workspaceRoot = resolveWorkspaceRoot(cwd);
  const jobs = sortJobsNewestFirst(reference ? listJobs(workspaceRoot) : filterJobsForCurrentSession(listJobs(workspaceRoot)));
  const selected = matchJobReference(
    jobs,
    reference,
    (job) => job.status === "completed" || job.status === "failed" || job.status === "cancelled"
  );

  if (selected) {
    return { workspaceRoot, job: selected };
  }

  const active = matchJobReference(jobs, reference, (job) => job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running");
  if (active) {
    throw new Error(`Job ${active.id} is still ${active.status}. Check /codex:status and try again once it finishes.`);
  }

  if (reference) {
    throw new Error(`No finished job found for "${reference}". Run /codex:status to inspect active jobs.`);
  }

  throw new Error("No finished Codex jobs found for this repository yet.");
}

export function resolveCancelableJob(cwd, reference, options = {}) {
  const workspaceRoot = resolveWorkspaceRoot(cwd);
  const jobs = sortJobsNewestFirst(listJobs(workspaceRoot));
  const activeJobs = jobs.filter((job) => job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running");

  if (reference) {
    const selected = matchJobReference(activeJobs, reference);
    if (!selected) {
      throw new Error(`No active job found for "${reference}".`);

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