openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

code cell initial response referenced unknown cell {code_cel

Error message

code cell initial response referenced unknown cell {code_cell_id}

What it means

Error "code cell initial response referenced unknown cell {code_cell_id}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/code_cell.rs:258

        runtime_cell_id: String,
        status: CodeCellRuntimeStatus,
    ) -> Result<()> {
        if !self.rollout.code_cells.contains_key(&code_cell_id) {
            if self.pending_code_cell_starts.contains_key(&code_cell_id) {
                self.queue_code_cell_lifecycle_event(
                    code_cell_id,
                    PendingCodeCellLifecycleEvent {
                        seq,
                        wall_time_unix_ms,
                        kind: PendingCodeCellLifecycleEventKind::InitialResponse {
                            runtime_cell_id,
                            status,
                        },
                    },
                );
                return Ok(());
            }
            bail!("code cell initial response referenced unknown cell {code_cell_id}");
        }
        self.record_code_cell_initial_response(
            seq,
            wall_time_unix_ms,
            code_cell_id,
            runtime_cell_id,
            status,
        )
    }

    fn record_code_cell_initial_response(
        &mut self,
        seq: RawEventSeq,
        wall_time_unix_ms: i64,
        code_cell_id: CodeCellId,
        runtime_cell_id: String,
        status: CodeCellRuntimeStatus,
    ) -> Result<()> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/code_cell.rs:258 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2220ce603f17e31e. Report an issue: GitHub.