openai/codex · error

{LABEL} must match ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

Error message

{LABEL} must match ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

What it means

Error "{LABEL} must match ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:3078

        return Ok(());
    };
    if namespace.is_empty() {
        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("{LABEL} must not be empty"),
        ));
    }
    if namespace.trim() != namespace {
        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("{LABEL} must not have leading or trailing whitespace"),
        ));
    }
    if !namespace
        .bytes()
        .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(byte, b'_' | b'-'))
    {
        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("{LABEL} must match ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$"),
        ));
    }
    if namespace.chars().count() > MAX_LEN {
        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("{LABEL} must be at most {MAX_LEN} characters"),
        ));
    }
    if namespace == "mcp"
        || namespace.starts_with("mcp__")
        || RESERVED_RESPONSES_NAMESPACES.contains(&namespace)
    {
        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("{LABEL} uses a reserved namespace: {namespace}"),
        ));

View on GitHub (pinned to 339751715c)

Solutions

1. Use only letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens in {LABEL}.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:3078 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/c14a0c4d770d9fa6. Report an issue: GitHub.