diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/phase1.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/phase1.rs
index 1d5fc9e506..654e062e3e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/phase1.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/phase1.rs
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ pub fn output_schema() -> Value {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
             "rollout_summary": { "type": "string" },
-            "rollout_slug": { "type": "string" },
+            "rollout_slug": { "type": ["string", "null"] },
             "raw_memory": { "type": "string" }
         },
-        "required": ["rollout_summary", "raw_memory"],
+        "required": ["rollout_summary", "rollout_slug", "raw_memory"],
         "additionalProperties": false
     })
 }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs
index 900cc21840..92fd69e4df 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/tests.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn memory_root_uses_shared_global_path() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn stage_one_output_schema_keeps_rollout_slug_optional() {
+fn stage_one_output_schema_requires_rollout_slug_and_keeps_it_nullable() {
     let schema = crate::memories::phase1::output_schema();
     let properties = schema
         .get("properties")
@@ -43,7 +43,24 @@ fn stage_one_output_schema_keeps_rollout_slug_optional() {
         properties.contains_key("rollout_slug"),
         "schema should declare rollout_slug"
     );
-    assert_eq!(required_keys, vec!["raw_memory", "rollout_summary"]);
+
+    let rollout_slug_type = properties
+        .get("rollout_slug")
+        .and_then(Value::as_object)
+        .and_then(|schema| schema.get("type"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_array)
+        .expect("rollout_slug type array");
+    let mut rollout_slug_types = rollout_slug_type
+        .iter()
+        .map(|entry| entry.as_str().expect("type entry string"))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    rollout_slug_types.sort_unstable();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        required_keys,
+        vec!["raw_memory", "rollout_slug", "rollout_summary"]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(rollout_slug_types, vec!["null", "string"]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]