openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

in-process app-server shutdown failed: {err}

Error message

in-process app-server shutdown failed: {err}

What it means

Error "in-process app-server shutdown failed: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs:962

    info!("Codex initialized with event: {session_configured:?}");

    let (interrupt_tx, mut interrupt_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<()>();
    tokio::spawn(async move {
        if tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await.is_ok() {
            tracing::debug!("Keyboard interrupt");
            let _ = interrupt_tx.send(());
        }
    });

    let task_id = match initial_operation {
        InitialOperation::ForkOnly => {
            request_shutdown(&client, &mut request_ids, &primary_thread_id_for_span)
                .await
                .map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)?;
            client
                .shutdown()
                .await
                .map_err(|err| anyhow::anyhow!("in-process app-server shutdown failed: {err}"))?;
            event_processor.print_final_output();
            return Ok(());
        }
        InitialOperation::UserTurn {
            items,
            output_schema,
        } => {
            let response: TurnStartResponse = send_request_with_response(
                &client,
                ClientRequest::TurnStart {
                    request_id: request_ids.next(),
                    params: TurnStartParams {
                        thread_id: primary_thread_id_for_span.clone(),
                        client_user_message_id: None,
                        input: items.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(),
                        responsesapi_client_metadata: None,
                        additional_context: None,
                        environments: None,

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Solutions

1. Investigate the app-server shutdown failure per the reported error.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs:962 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/7c8374f378fd9221. Report an issue: GitHub.