openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

failed to open {url} with {status}

Error message

failed to open {url} with {status}

What it means

Error "failed to open {url} with {status}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/windows.rs:65

    }

    Ok(!String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().is_empty())
}

async fn open_url(url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let status = Command::new("powershell.exe")
        .arg("-NoProfile")
        .arg("-Command")
        .arg("& { param($target) Start-Process -FilePath $target }")
        .arg(url)
        .status()
        .await
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to open {url}"))?;

    if status.success() {
        Ok(())
    } else {
        anyhow::bail!("failed to open {url} with {status}");
    }
}

fn codex_new_thread_url(workspace: &str) -> String {
    let mut serializer = url::form_urlencoded::Serializer::new(String::new());
    serializer.append_pair("path", workspace);
    let query = serializer.finish();
    format!("codex://threads/new?{query}")
}

fn display_workspace_path(workspace: &Path) -> String {
    let path = workspace.display().to_string();
    if let Some(path) = path.strip_prefix(r"\\?\UNC\") {
        format!(r"\\{path}")
    } else if let Some(path) = path.strip_prefix(r"\\?\") {
        path.to_string()
    } else {
        path

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/windows.rs:65 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/2cbdfda0ec94211c. Report an issue: GitHub.