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reasoning item in payload {} had {expected_type} entry witho

Error message

reasoning item in payload {} had {expected_type} entry without string text

What it means

Error "reasoning item in payload {} had {expected_type} entry without string text" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs:348

                        "reasoning item in payload {} had unsupported content type {item_type}",
                        raw_payload.raw_payload_id
                    );
                }
                "content"
            }
            ReasoningPartKind::Summary => {
                if item_type != "summary_text" {
                    bail!(
                        "reasoning item in payload {} had unsupported summary type {item_type}",
                        raw_payload.raw_payload_id
                    );
                }
                "summary"
            }
        };

        let Some(text) = content_item.get("text").and_then(Value::as_str) else {
            bail!(
                "reasoning item in payload {} had {expected_type} entry without string text",
                raw_payload.raw_payload_id
            );
        };
        match kind {
            ReasoningPartKind::Content => parts.push(ConversationPart::Text {
                text: text.to_string(),
            }),
            ReasoningPartKind::Summary => parts.push(ConversationPart::Summary {
                text: text.to_string(),
            }),
        }
    }

    Ok(())
}

fn role_from_str(role: &str) -> Option<ConversationRole> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs:348 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/bcbfd7b8bb30eb76. Report an issue: GitHub.