Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

audited skill root identity changed; refusing mutation

Error message

audited skill root identity changed; refusing mutation

What it means

validate_owned_skill_path compares the root_id recorded on the audited skill with the root_id of its associated root descriptor; they differ. This means the audit snapshot became inconsistent between scan and mutation (root rescanned/re-indexed, ids regenerated) so the skill-to-root binding can no longer be trusted; a fresh audit is required. The stale audit data is the input at fault.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/skills/mutation.rs:333

    let canonical_child = fs::canonicalize(child)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to resolve owned skill path {}", child.display()))?;
    if canonical_child.parent() != Some(canonical_root.as_path()) {
        bail!(
            "owned skill path {} escapes direct root {}",
            child.display(),
            skills_dir.display()
        );
    }
    Ok(true)
}

fn validate_owned_skill_path(
    ctx: &MutationContext<'_>,
    skill: &AuditedSkill,
    path: &Path,
) -> Result<PathBuf> {
    if skill.id.root_id != skill.root.id {
        bail!("audited skill root identity changed; refusing mutation");
    }
    let skills_dir = validate_owned_root_descriptor(ctx, &skill.root)?;
    let package_name = on_disk_package_name(&skill.id)?;
    let expected = skills_dir.join(package_name);
    if path != expected {
        bail!(
            "audited skill path {} does not match owned package {}",
            path.display(),
            expected.display()
        );
    }
    validate_owned_child(&skills_dir, path, true)?;
    Ok(skills_dir)
}

/// Resolve the on-disk CodeWhale-owned skills directory for a target scope.
pub fn resolve_owned_target(
    workspace: &Path,

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Solutions

1. Re-run the skills audit/scan and retry the mutation with fresh ids
2. Avoid holding skill references across scans or root re-indexing

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/skills/mutation.rs:333 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@0c42157ee5 (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fa4cc8aae7238dfd. Report an issue: GitHub.