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conversation item {item_id} was referenced before it was cre

Error message

conversation item {item_id} was referenced before it was created

What it means

Error "conversation item {item_id} was referenced before it was created" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation.rs:439

                channel: item.channel,
                kind: item.kind,
                agent_message: item.agent_message,
                body: item.body,
                call_id: item.call_id,
                produced_by,
            },
        );
        item_id
    }

    fn update_conversation_item_from_sighting(
        &mut self,
        item_id: &str,
        normalized: &NormalizedConversationItem,
        produced_by: &[ProducerRef],
    ) -> Result<()> {
        let Some(item) = self.rollout.conversation_items.get_mut(item_id) else {
            bail!("conversation item {item_id} was referenced before it was created");
        };

        if item.kind == ConversationItemKind::Reasoning {
            merge_reasoning_body(&mut item.body, &normalized.body)?;
        }
        for producer in produced_by {
            if !item.produced_by.contains(producer) {
                item.produced_by.push(producer.clone());
            }
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    fn append_thread_conversation_items(
        &mut self,
        thread_id: &str,
        item_ids: &[String],
    ) -> Result<()> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation.rs:439 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/89918062cf3036c0. Report an issue: GitHub.