From a44379c9e04a18dc635f7b027b963b515e173e11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ahmed Ibrahim <aibrahim@openai.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:06:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] tighten

---
 codex-rs/core/src/util.rs | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/util.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/util.rs
index 0bce5b4439..9f6dae5fd0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/util.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/util.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ pub(crate) fn backoff(attempt: u64) -> Duration {
 
 pub(crate) fn error_or_panic(message: String) {
     if cfg!(debug_assertions) || env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").contains("alpha") {
-        panic!("{message}");
+        error!("{message}");
+        panic!(
+            "This is an intentional panic to catch errors in debug and alpha builds. 
+            If you don't know why this panic is happening, please report the issue to the Codex team in the appropriate channels including `/feedback`.
+             {message}"
+        );
     } else {
         error!("{message}");
     }