openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

memory summary artifact does not start with v1: {}

Error message

memory summary artifact does not start with v1: {}

What it means

Error "memory summary artifact does not start with v1: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/memories/write/src/workspace.rs:75

    let memory_path = root.join("MEMORY.md");
    let memory_metadata = tokio::fs::metadata(&memory_path).await.with_context(|| {
        format!(
            "read consolidated memory artifact {}",
            memory_path.display()
        )
    })?;
    anyhow::ensure!(
        memory_metadata.is_file(),
        "consolidated memory artifact is not a file: {}",
        memory_path.display()
    );

    let summary_path = root.join("memory_summary.md");
    let summary = tokio::fs::read_to_string(&summary_path)
        .await
        .with_context(|| format!("read memory summary artifact {}", summary_path.display()))?;
    anyhow::ensure!(
        summary.lines().next() == Some("v1"),
        "memory summary artifact does not start with v1: {}",
        summary_path.display()
    );

    Ok(())
}

pub(crate) async fn remove_memory_symlinks(root: &Path) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
    let mut directories = vec![root.to_path_buf()];
    let mut removed = 0;

    while let Some(directory) = directories.pop() {
        let mut entries = tokio::fs::read_dir(directory).await?;
        while let Some(entry) = entries.next_entry().await? {
            let path = entry.path();
            let file_type = entry.file_type().await?;
            if file_type.is_symlink() {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/memories/write/src/workspace.rs:75 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/b89c98caa9c58c10. Report an issue: GitHub.