openai/codex · error

provider auth cwd must resolve: {err}

Error message

provider auth cwd must resolve: {err}

What it means

Error "provider auth cwd must resolve: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/protocol/src/config_types.rs:628

    DEFAULT_PROVIDER_AUTH_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS
}

fn non_zero_u64(value: u64, field_name: &str) -> NonZeroU64 {
    match NonZeroU64::new(value) {
        Some(value) => value,
        None => panic!("{field_name} must be non-zero"),
    }
}

fn default_provider_auth_cwd() -> AbsolutePathBuf {
    let deserializer = serde::de::value::StrDeserializer::<serde::de::value::Error>::new(".");
    if let Ok(cwd) = AbsolutePathBuf::deserialize(deserializer) {
        return cwd;
    }

    match AbsolutePathBuf::current_dir() {
        Ok(cwd) => cwd,
        Err(err) => panic!("provider auth cwd must resolve: {err}"),
    }
}

fn is_default_provider_auth_cwd(path: &AbsolutePathBuf) -> bool {
    path == &default_provider_auth_cwd()
}

/// Represents the trust level for a project directory.
/// This determines the approval policy and sandbox mode applied.
#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Display, JsonSchema, TS)]
#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
#[strum(serialize_all = "lowercase")]
pub enum TrustLevel {
    Trusted,
    Untrusted,
}

/// Controls whether the TUI uses the terminal's alternate screen buffer.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/protocol/src/config_types.rs:628 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/4c0fddac3802aea0. Report an issue: GitHub.