openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

--force requires a session UUID; names must be confirmed int

Error message

--force requires a session UUID; names must be confirmed interactively

What it means

Error "--force requires a session UUID; names must be confirmed interactively" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:941

        remote.remote.or(root_remote),
        remote.remote_auth_token_env.or(root_remote_auth_token_env),
    )?;
    codex_tui::run_session_archive_command(
        action,
        target,
        codex_tui::SessionArchiveCommandOptions {
            cli: interactive,
            arg0_paths,
            explicit_remote_endpoint,
        },
    )
    .await
    .map_err(|err| anyhow::anyhow!("{err}"))
}

fn delete_action(target: &str, force: bool) -> anyhow::Result<codex_tui::SessionArchiveAction> {
    if force && codex_protocol::ThreadId::from_string(target).is_err() {
        anyhow::bail!("--force requires a session UUID; names must be confirmed interactively");
    }
    let confirmation = match force {
        true => codex_tui::DeleteConfirmation::Skip,
        false => codex_tui::DeleteConfirmation::Prompt,
    };
    Ok(codex_tui::SessionArchiveAction::Delete(confirmation))
}

async fn run_debug_app_server_command(cmd: DebugAppServerCommand) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    match cmd.subcommand {
        DebugAppServerSubcommand::SendMessageV2(cmd) => {
            let codex_bin = std::env::current_exe()?;
            codex_app_server_test_client::send_message_v2(&codex_bin, &[], cmd.user_message, &None)
                .await
        }
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:941 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/f05383f8201a7171. Report an issue: GitHub.