openai/codex · error · std::io::Error

requirements.toml allowed_permission_profiles refers to unde

Error message

requirements.toml allowed_permission_profiles refers to undefined profile `{profile_id}`

What it means

Error "requirements.toml allowed_permission_profiles refers to undefined profile `{profile_id}`" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:4645

        is_builtin_permission_profile_name(profile_id)
            || available_permissions
                .as_ref()
                .is_some_and(|permissions| permissions.entries.contains_key(profile_id))
    };

    let Some(allowed_permission_profiles) = requirements_toml.allowed_permission_profiles.as_ref()
    else {
        if requirements_toml.default_permissions.is_some() {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                "requirements.toml default_permissions requires allowed_permission_profiles",
            ));
        }
        return Ok(());
    };
    for profile_id in allowed_permission_profiles.keys() {
        if !is_known_profile(profile_id) {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                format!(
                    "requirements.toml allowed_permission_profiles refers to undefined profile `{profile_id}`"
                ),
            ));
        }
    }

    let Some(default_permissions) = requirements_toml
        .default_permissions
        .as_deref()
        .or_else(|| implicit_default_permissions(allowed_permission_profiles))
    else {
        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
            ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            "requirements.toml default_permissions must be set unless allowed_permission_profiles allows both `:workspace` and `:read-only`",
        ));
    };

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Solutions

1. Define profile `{profile_id}` or remove it from allowed_permission_profiles.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/config/mod.rs:4645 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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