openai/codex · error · SetupFailure

HelperRequestArgsFailed

HelperRequestArgsFailed

Error message

expected payload argument

What it means

Error "expected payload argument" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win.rs:442

            let sbx_dir = sandbox_dir(Path::new(&codex_home));
            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&sbx_dir);
            if let Some(mut f) = log_writer(&sbx_dir) {
                let _ = writeln!(
                    f,
                    "[{}] top-level error: {}",
                    chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339(),
                    e
                );
            }
        }
    }
    ret
}

fn real_main() -> Result<()> {
    let mut args = std::env::args().collect::<Vec<_>>();
    if args.len() != 2 {
        return Err(anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperRequestArgsFailed,
            "expected payload argument",
        )));
    }
    let payload_b64 = args.remove(1);
    let payload_json = BASE64.decode(payload_b64).map_err(|err| {
        anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperRequestArgsFailed,
            format!("failed to decode payload b64: {err}"),
        ))
    })?;
    let payload: Payload = serde_json::from_slice(&payload_json).map_err(|err| {
        anyhow::Error::new(SetupFailure::new(
            SetupErrorCode::HelperRequestArgsFailed,
            format!("failed to parse payload json: {err}"),
        ))
    })?;
    if payload.version != SETUP_VERSION {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/bin/setup_main/win.rs:442 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/7d7823fc89e2953f. Report an issue: GitHub.