From fcd1d4bdf9b793eda003aa3675ec64db4de8cd27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Naveen Kumar Battula <naveenkb1999@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:25:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat: show actionable errors when api keys are missing (#523)

Change errors on missing api key of other providers from
<img width="854" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f488a247-5040-4b02-92d6-90a2204419ff"
/>
(missing deepseek key but still throws error for openai)
to
<img width="854" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8333d24a-91f8-4ba8-9a51-ed22a7e8a074"
/>
This should help new users figure out the issue easier and go to the
right place to get api keys

OpenAI key missing would popup with the right link
<img width="854" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0ecc9320-380f-425c-972e-4312bf610955"
/>
---
 codex-cli/src/cli.tsx | 16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/codex-cli/src/cli.tsx b/codex-cli/src/cli.tsx
index 6220128f..2872cf0c 100644
--- a/codex-cli/src/cli.tsx
+++ b/codex-cli/src/cli.tsx
@@ -258,11 +258,19 @@ if (!apiKey) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.error(
     `\n${chalk.red(`Missing ${provider} API key.`)}\n\n` +
-      `Set the environment variable ${chalk.bold("OPENAI_API_KEY")} ` +
+      `Set the environment variable ${chalk.bold(
+        `${provider.toUpperCase()}_API_KEY`,
+      )} ` +
       `and re-run this command.\n` +
-      `You can create a key here: ${chalk.bold(
-        chalk.underline("https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys"),
-      )}\n`,
+      `${
+        provider.toLowerCase() === "openai"
+          ? `You can create a key here: ${chalk.bold(
+              chalk.underline("https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys"),
+            )}\n`
+          : `You can create a ${chalk.bold(
+              `${provider.toUpperCase()}_API_KEY`,
+            )} ` + `in the ${chalk.bold(`${provider}`)} dashboard.\n`
+      }`,
   );
   process.exit(1);
 }