Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · StoreError

store_remove_metadata_missing

store_remove_metadata_missing

Error message

Store remove refuses to delete a folder without store metadata.

What it means

Error "Store remove refuses to delete a folder without store metadata." thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/core/store/operations.ts:927

  if (kind === 'missing') {
    return { exists: false };
  }

  if (kind !== 'directory') {
    throw new StoreError(
      `Store path is not a directory: ${storeRoot}`,
      'store_remove_path_not_directory',
      {
        target: 'store.root',
        fix: 'Run "openspec store unregister <id>" if you only want to forget this local registry entry.',
      }
    );
  }

  const metadata = await readStoreMetadataForOperation(storeRoot);
  if (!metadata) {
    throw new StoreError(
      'Store remove refuses to delete a folder without store metadata.',
      'store_remove_metadata_missing',
      {
        target: 'store.metadata',
        fix: 'Run "openspec store unregister <id>" if you only want to forget this local registry entry.',
      }
    );
  }

  if (metadata.id !== id) {
    throw new StoreError(
      `Store metadata id '${metadata.id}' does not match requested id '${id}'.`,
      'store_metadata_id_mismatch',
      {
        target: 'store.metadata',
        fix: 'Repair the registry or run store unregister instead of deleting this folder.',
      }
    );

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/core/store/operations.ts:927 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/bce3bc9e9bc9839c. Report an issue: GitHub.