openai/codex · error · io::Error

remote control pairing requires remote control to be enabled

Error message

remote control pairing requires remote control to be enabled

What it means

Error "remote control pairing requires remote control to be enabled" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/mod.rs:739

        &self,
        params: RemoteControlClientsListParams,
    ) -> io::Result<RemoteControlClientsListResponse> {
        self.ensure_remote_control_allowed_io()?;
        clients::list_remote_control_clients(&self.remote_control_url, &self.auth_manager, params)
            .await
    }

    pub async fn revoke_client(
        &self,
        params: RemoteControlClientsRevokeParams,
    ) -> io::Result<RemoteControlClientsRevokeResponse> {
        self.ensure_remote_control_allowed_io()?;
        clients::revoke_remote_control_client(&self.remote_control_url, &self.auth_manager, params)
            .await
    }

    fn pairing_disabled_error() -> io::Error {
        io::Error::new(
            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            "remote control pairing requires remote control to be enabled",
        )
    }

    fn publish_status(
        &self,
        connection_status: RemoteControlConnectionStatus,
    ) -> RemoteControlStatusChangedNotification {
        let mut status_change = None;
        self.status_tx.send_if_modified(|status| {
            let next_status =
                remote_control_status_with_connection_status(status, connection_status);
            if *status == next_status {
                return false;
            }

            status_change = Some((status.clone(), next_status.clone()));

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/remote_control/mod.rs:739 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/bd900d795475c761. Report an issue: GitHub.