openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

conversation item {item_id} disappeared during code-cell out

Error message

conversation item {item_id} disappeared during code-cell output linking

What it means

Error "conversation item {item_id} disappeared during code-cell output linking" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/code_cell.rs:703

        )
        .into_iter()
        .next()
        .with_context(|| {
            format!(
                "code cell {code_cell_id} referenced model-visible call {model_visible_call_id}, \
                 but no custom tool call item was observed"
            )
        })
    }

    fn add_code_cell_output_item(&mut self, code_cell_id: &str, item_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
        let Some(cell) = self.rollout.code_cells.get_mut(code_cell_id) else {
            bail!("code cell {code_cell_id} disappeared during output linking");
        };
        push_unique(&mut cell.output_item_ids, item_id);

        let Some(item) = self.rollout.conversation_items.get_mut(item_id) else {
            bail!("conversation item {item_id} disappeared during code-cell output linking");
        };
        let producer = ProducerRef::CodeCell {
            code_cell_id: code_cell_id.to_string(),
        };
        if !item.produced_by.contains(&producer) {
            item.produced_by.push(producer);
        }
        Ok(())
    }
}

fn execution_status_for_code_cell(status: &CodeCellRuntimeStatus) -> ExecutionStatus {
    match status {
        CodeCellRuntimeStatus::Starting
        | CodeCellRuntimeStatus::Running
        | CodeCellRuntimeStatus::Yielded => ExecutionStatus::Running,
        CodeCellRuntimeStatus::Completed => ExecutionStatus::Completed,
        CodeCellRuntimeStatus::Failed => ExecutionStatus::Failed,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/code_cell.rs:703 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/26d23e746cae2257. Report an issue: GitHub.