GoogleContainerTools/skaffold · error

survey config field %q not found in config struct %s

Error message

survey config field %q not found in config struct %s

What it means

Internal guard in surveyStruct: the survey field (referenced by surveyFieldName) is missing from the SurveyConfig reflect.Type while building the config struct index for survey-related `skaffold config set` operations. Indicates a version mismatch between the compiled schema and the reflection code, not user input error.

Source

Thrown at cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/config/set.go:139

	if survey {
		if cfg.Survey == nil {
			cfg.Survey = &config.SurveyConfig{
				UserSurveys: []*config.UserSurvey{},
			}
		}
		return surveyStruct(cfg.Survey, t)
	}
	return &cfgStruct{
		value: reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(cfg)),
		rType: t,
		idx:   []int{},
	}, nil
}

func surveyStruct(s *config.SurveyConfig, t reflect.Type) (*cfgStruct, error) {
	field, ok := t.FieldByName(surveyFieldName)
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("survey config field %q not found in config struct %s", surveyFieldName, t.Name())
	}
	rType := reflect.TypeOf(*s)
	if isUserSurvey() {
		return userSurveyStruct(&config.UserSurvey{}, rType, field.Index)
	}
	return &cfgStruct{
		value: reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(s)),
		rType: rType,
		idx:   field.Index,
	}, nil
}

func userSurveyStruct(as *config.UserSurvey, t reflect.Type, idx []int) (*cfgStruct, error) {
	field, ok := t.FieldByName(userSurveysFieldName)
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("survey config field %q not found in config struct %s", userSurveysFieldName, t.Name())
	}
	return &cfgStruct{

View on GitHub (pinned to a1189de023)

Solutions

1. Upgrade skaffold to the latest release to ensure schema and code are in sync
2. Reinstall the skaffold binary in case of a corrupted or mixed-version installation
3. Report to skaffold maintainers if it persists on the latest version

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/config/set.go:139 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of GoogleContainerTools/skaffold@a1189de023 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/910f6c2b899ae66c. Report an issue: GitHub.