openai/codex · error · std::io::Error

error loading config: {e}

Error message

error loading config: {e}

What it means

Error "error loading config: {e}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/mcp-server/src/lib.rs:82

    cli_config_overrides: CliConfigOverrides,
    strict_config: bool,
) -> IoResult<()> {
    reject_workload_identity(codex_login::is_workload_identity_selected())?;
    // Parse CLI overrides once and derive the base Config eagerly so later
    // components do not need to work with raw TOML values.
    let cli_kv_overrides = cli_config_overrides.parse_overrides().map_err(|e| {
        std::io::Error::new(
            ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("error parsing -c overrides: {e}"),
        )
    })?;
    let config = ConfigBuilder::default()
        .cli_overrides(cli_kv_overrides)
        .strict_config(strict_config)
        .build()
        .await
        .map_err(|e| {
            std::io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidData, format!("error loading config: {e}"))
        })?;
    config.auth_config().validate()?;
    set_default_client_residency_requirement(config.enforce_residency.value());
    let otel = codex_core::otel_init::build_provider(
        &config,
        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
        Some(OTEL_SERVICE_NAME),
        DEFAULT_ANALYTICS_ENABLED,
    )
    .map_err(|e| {
        std::io::Error::new(
            ErrorKind::InvalidData,
            format!("error loading otel config: {e}"),
        )
    })?;
    codex_core::otel_init::record_process_start(otel.as_ref(), OTEL_SERVICE_NAME);
    codex_core::otel_init::install_sqlite_telemetry(otel.as_ref(), OTEL_SERVICE_NAME);
    let state_db = codex_core::init_state_db(&config).await;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/mcp-server/src/lib.rs:82 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/2cbed9465e99ef61. Report an issue: GitHub.