openai/codex · error · std::io::Error

InvalidInput

InvalidInput

Error message

error parsing -c overrides: {e}

What it means

Error "error parsing -c overrides: {e}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs:481

    transport: AppServerTransport,
    session_source: SessionSource,
    auth: AppServerWebsocketAuthSettings,
    runtime_options: AppServerRuntimeOptions,
) -> IoResult<()> {
    let loader_overrides = loader_overrides_with_test_user_config_file(
        loader_overrides,
        test_user_config_file_from_env(),
    )?;
    let (transport_event_tx, mut transport_event_rx) =
        mpsc::channel::<TransportEvent>(CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
    let (outgoing_tx, mut outgoing_rx) = mpsc::channel::<OutgoingEnvelope>(CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
    let (outbound_control_tx, mut outbound_control_rx) =
        mpsc::channel::<OutboundControlEvent>(CHANNEL_CAPACITY);

    // 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 codex_home = find_codex_home()?;
    let local_runtime_paths = ExecServerRuntimePaths::from_optional_paths(
        arg0_paths.codex_self_exe.clone(),
        arg0_paths.codex_linux_sandbox_exe.clone(),
    )?;
    let ignore_user_config = loader_overrides.ignore_user_config;
    let config_manager = ConfigManager::new(
        codex_home.to_path_buf(),
        cli_kv_overrides.clone(),
        loader_overrides,
        strict_config,
        Default::default(),
        arg0_paths.clone(),
        Arc::new(NoopThreadConfigLoader),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs:481 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/a1331509581a7644. Report an issue: GitHub.