Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · RootSelectionError

store_identity_mismatch

store_identity_mismatch

Error message

Store '${id}' is missing identity metadata at ${inspection.metadataPath}. ${doctorFix(id)}

What it means

Error "Store '${id}' is missing identity metadata at ${inspection.metadataPath}. ${doctorFix(id)}" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/core/root-selection.ts:198

        .join(', ')}.`,
      'unknown_store',
      {
        target: 'store.id',
        fix: 'Pass a registered store id, or run openspec store list.',
      }
    );
  }

  const storeRoot = getStoreRootForBackend(entry.backend);
  const inspection = await inspectRegisteredStore(id, storeRoot);

  switch (inspection.kind) {
    case 'metadata_error':
      return fromStoreError(inspection.error);
    case 'metadata_missing':
      // The doctor pointer lives in the message because human-mode command
      // wrappers print only the message, not the fix field.
      throw new RootSelectionError(
        `Store '${id}' is missing identity metadata at ${inspection.metadataPath}. ${doctorFix(id)}`,
        'store_identity_mismatch',
        { target: 'store.metadata', fix: doctorFix(id) }
      );
    case 'metadata_id_mismatch':
      throw new RootSelectionError(
        `Store '${id}' metadata id '${inspection.actualId}' does not match its registered id. ${doctorFix(id)}`,
        'store_identity_mismatch',
        { target: 'store.metadata', fix: doctorFix(id) }
      );
    case 'unhealthy_root':
      throw new RootSelectionError(
        `Store '${id}' does not have a healthy OpenSpec root at ${storeRoot}: ${inspection.problems} ${doctorFix(id)}`,
        'unhealthy_store_root',
        { target: 'openspec.root', fix: doctorFix(id) }
      );
    case 'ok':
      return makeRoot(inspection.canonicalRoot, source, id);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/core/root-selection.ts:198 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/4811e58c5f13f948. Report an issue: GitHub.