No tools detected and no --tools flag provided. Valid tools:

Error message

No tools detected and no --tools flag provided. Valid tools:
  ${validTools.join('\n  ')}

Use --tools all, --tools none, or --tools claude,cursor,...

What it means

Error "No tools detected and no --tools flag provided. Valid tools: ${validTools.join('\n ')} Use --tools all, --tools none, or --tools claude,cursor,..." thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/core/init.ts:628

      return nonInteractiveSelection;
    }

    const validTools = getToolsWithSkillsDir();
    const detectedToolIds = new Set(detectedTools.map((t) => t.value));
    const configuredToolIds = new Set(
      [...toolStates.entries()]
        .filter(([, status]) => status.configured)
        .map(([toolId]) => toolId)
    );
    const shouldPreselectDetected = !extendMode && configuredToolIds.size === 0;
    const canPrompt = this.canPromptInteractively();

    // Non-interactive mode: use detected tools as fallback (task 7.8)
    if (!canPrompt) {
      if (detectedToolIds.size > 0) {
        return [...detectedToolIds];
      }
      throw new Error(
        `No tools detected and no --tools flag provided. Valid tools:\n  ${validTools.join('\n  ')}\n\nUse --tools all, --tools none, or --tools claude,cursor,...`
      );
    }

    if (validTools.length === 0) {
      throw new Error(
        `No tools available for skill generation.`
      );
    }

    // Interactive mode: show searchable multi-select
    const { searchableMultiSelect } = await import('../prompts/searchable-multi-select.js');

    // Build choices: pre-select configured tools; keep detected tools visible but unselected.
    const sortedChoices = validTools
      .map((toolId) => {
        const tool = AI_TOOLS.find((t) => t.value === toolId);
        const status = toolStates.get(toolId);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/core/init.ts:628 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/2755f4a1c29cfc59. Report an issue: GitHub.