OpenAI Codex · tool · fg-0497

codex exec exits 1 with 'Not inside a trusted directory and --skip-git-repo-check was not specified'

Not inside a trusted directory and --skip-git-repo-check was not specified.

Verified 2026-10-15 · Confirmed by 0 builders · Trust 50/100

Cause

Codex requires commands to run inside a Git repository as a guard against destructive changes, and the full-access flags do not lift that check.

Fix

Run inside a Git repository (git init works for scratch workspaces), or add --skip-git-repo-check in an environment you control.

Apply

codex exec --skip-git-repo-check --sandbox workspace-write "task"

Affects: Codex CLI codex exec, as of 2026-10

Sources

• https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/non-interactive-mode
• https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7522

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