Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · StoreError

context_output_dir_missing

context_output_dir_missing

Error message

Output directory does not exist: ${parent}.

What it means

Error "Output directory does not exist: ${parent}." thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/commands/context.ts:138

function writeCodeWorkspace(
  workingSet: WorkingSet,
  outputPath: string,
  force: boolean
): void {
  const resolved = path.resolve(outputPath);
  if (fs.existsSync(resolved) && !force) {
    throw new StoreError(
      `Refusing to overwrite ${resolved}.`,
      'context_file_exists',
      {
        target: 'context.output',
        fix: `Pass --force to overwrite, or choose a different path.`,
      }
    );
  }
  const parent = path.dirname(resolved);
  if (!fs.existsSync(parent)) {
    throw new StoreError(
      `Output directory does not exist: ${parent}.`,
      'context_output_dir_missing',
      { target: 'context.output', fix: 'Create the directory first, or choose another path.' }
    );
  }

  const rootName = workingSet.root.store_id ?? path.basename(workingSet.root.path);
  fs.writeFileSync(resolved, buildCodeWorkspaceJson(workingSet, rootName));

  const available = workingSet.members.filter(isAvailableMember).length;
  const skipped = workingSet.members
    .filter((member) => !isAvailableMember(member))
    .map((member) => member.id);
  const summary =
    skipped.length > 0
      ? `Wrote ${resolved} (${available + 1} folders; not available: ${skipped.join(', ')})`
      : `Wrote ${resolved} (${available + 1} folders)`;
  // stderr keeps JSON stdout pure; for humans it reads inline.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commands/context.ts:138 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Fission-AI/OpenSpec@6926ccb18a (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/229c6f1cfda28ba9. Report an issue: GitHub.