openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

`open -a {app_path} {url}` exited with {status}

Error message

`open -a {app_path} {url}` exited with {status}

What it means

Error "`open -a {app_path} {url}` exited with {status}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/mac.rs:121

    verify_codex_app_bundle(app_path).await?;
    eprintln!(
        "Opening workspace {workspace}...",
        workspace = workspace.display()
    );
    let url = codex_new_thread_url(workspace);
    let status = Command::new("open")
        .arg("-a")
        .arg(app_path)
        .arg(&url)
        .status()
        .await
        .context("failed to invoke `open`")?;

    if status.success() {
        return Ok(());
    }

    anyhow::bail!(
        "`open -a {app_path} {url}` exited with {status}",
        app_path = app_path.display(),
        url = url
    );
}

async fn verify_codex_app_bundle(app_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let requirement = format!(
        "identifier \"{CODEX_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER}\" and anchor apple generic and certificate leaf[subject.OU] = \"{OPENAI_APPLE_TEAM_IDENTIFIER}\""
    );
    let output = Command::new("/usr/bin/codesign")
        .args(["--verify", "--deep", "--strict"])
        .arg(format!("-R={requirement}"))
        .arg(app_path)
        .output()
        .await
        .context("failed to verify Desktop app signature")?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/mac.rs:121 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/92214bec99d67fe1. Report an issue: GitHub.