openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

Session persistence is disabled; cannot {operation}.

Error message

Session persistence is disabled; cannot {operation}.

What it means

Error "Session persistence is disabled; cannot {operation}." thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs:1191

    pub(crate) fn is_interrupted(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(*self.agent_status.borrow(), AgentStatus::Interrupted)
    }

    pub(crate) fn get_tx_event(&self) -> Sender<Event> {
        self.tx_event.clone()
    }

    pub(crate) fn state_db(&self) -> Option<state_db::StateDbHandle> {
        self.services.state_db.clone()
    }

    pub(crate) fn live_thread_for_persistence(
        &self,
        operation: &str,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<&LiveThread> {
        self.live_thread()
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Session persistence is disabled; cannot {operation}."))
    }

    pub(crate) fn live_thread(&self) -> Option<&LiveThread> {
        self.services.live_thread.as_ref()
    }

    pub(crate) async fn set_thread_memory_mode(
        self: &Arc<Self>,
        mode: ThreadMemoryMode,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
        handlers::persist_thread_memory_mode_update(self, mode).await
    }

    /// Flush rollout writes and return the final durability-barrier result.
    #[instrument(name = "session.flush_rollout", level = "trace", skip_all)]
    pub(crate) async fn flush_rollout(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
        if let Some(live_thread) = self.live_thread() {
            live_thread.flush().await.map_err(std::io::Error::other)

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Solutions

1. Enable session persistence, or avoid the operation that requires it.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/core/src/session/mod.rs:1191 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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