openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

--profile only applies to runtime commands and `codex mcp`:

Error message

--profile only applies to runtime commands and `codex mcp`: `codex`, `codex exec`, `codex review`, `codex resume`, `codex queue`, `codex archive`, `codex delete`, `codex unarchive`, `codex fork`, `codex mcp`, `codex sandbox`, and `codex debug prompt-input`.

What it means

Error "--profile only applies to runtime commands and `codex mcp`: `codex`, `codex exec`, `codex review`, `codex resume`, `codex queue`, `codex archive`, `codex delete`, `codex unarchive`, `codex fork`, `codex mcp`, `codex sandbox`, and `codex debug prompt-input`." thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:1849

        return Ok(None);
    };

    match subcommand {
        Subcommand::Agents(_)
        | Subcommand::Exec(_)
        | Subcommand::Review(_)
        | Subcommand::Resume(_)
        | Subcommand::Queue(_)
        | Subcommand::Archive(_)
        | Subcommand::Delete(_)
        | Subcommand::Unarchive(_)
        | Subcommand::Fork(_)
        | Subcommand::Mcp(_)
        | Subcommand::Sandbox(_)
        | Subcommand::Debug(DebugCommand {
            subcommand: DebugSubcommand::PromptInput(_),
        }) => Ok(Some(profile_v2)),
        _ => anyhow::bail!(
            "--profile only applies to runtime commands and `codex mcp`: `codex`, `codex exec`, `codex review`, `codex resume`, `codex queue`, `codex archive`, `codex delete`, `codex unarchive`, `codex fork`, `codex mcp`, `codex sandbox`, and `codex debug prompt-input`."
        ),
    }
}

async fn run_exec_server_command(
    cmd: ExecServerCommand,
    arg0_paths: &Arg0DispatchPaths,
    root_config_overrides: &CliConfigOverrides,
    strict_config: bool,
) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let codex_self_exe = arg0_paths
        .codex_self_exe
        .clone()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Codex executable path is not configured"))?;
    let runtime_paths = codex_exec_server::ExecServerRuntimePaths::new(
        codex_self_exe,
        arg0_paths.codex_linux_sandbox_exe.clone(),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:1849 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/7f8fa71114965491. Report an issue: GitHub.