From 64e5a9c696585cf8ddc8fd510685043a71066535 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wendy Smoak <wsmoak@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:12:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] guard against missing project directory

---
 tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js
index e46b179fb..f7018f702 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ class CodexSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
     if (location === 'project' && projectDir) {
       return path.join(projectDir, '.agents', 'skills');
     }
+    if (location === 'project' && !projectDir) {
+      throw new Error('projectDir is required for project-scoped skill installation');
+    }
     return path.join(os.homedir(), '.agents', 'skills');
   }