openclaw/openclaw · error

Codex /btw completed without an answer.

Error message

Codex /btw completed without an answer.

What it means

Error "Codex /btw completed without an answer." thrown in openclaw/openclaw.

Source

Thrown at extensions/codex/src/app-server/side-question.ts:748

    let text: string;
    try {
      text = await collector.wait({
        signal: params.opts?.abortSignal,
        timeoutMs: Math.max(
          appServer.turnCompletionIdleTimeoutMs,
          SIDE_QUESTION_COMPLETION_TIMEOUT_MS,
        ),
      });
    } catch (error) {
      if (error instanceof CodexSideQuestionTimeoutError && !runAbortController.signal.aborted) {
        runAbortController.abort(error);
      }
      throw error;
    }
    const trimmed = text.trim();
    if (!trimmed) {
      throw new Error("Codex /btw completed without an answer.");
    }
    return { text: trimmed };
  } finally {
    try {
      // Cleanup aborts are ownership teardown, not a terminal run outcome.
      // Snapshot the real state while late app-server notifications can still drain.
      const runWasAbortedBeforeCleanup = runAbortController.signal.aborted;
      nativeToolRunWasAbortedBeforeCleanup = runWasAbortedBeforeCleanup;
      params.opts?.abortSignal?.removeEventListener("abort", abortFromUpstream);
      removeRequestHandler?.();
      // Stop dispatched side tools before cleanup waits on the app server;
      // otherwise a stuck tool can outlive the side turn that owns it.
      if (!runAbortController.signal.aborted) {
        runAbortController.abort("codex_side_question_finished");
      }
      // Request handlers can still be finishing after the terminal turn event.
      // Drain their abort races before unsubscribe so late diagnostics cannot leak
      // into the next side run.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extensions/codex/src/app-server/side-question.ts:748 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openclaw/openclaw@01804a7531 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4f76c914ab71dc32. Report an issue: GitHub.