Hmbown/CodeWhale · error

Failed to run `gh api

Error message

Failed to run `gh api`: {e}

What it means

The PR review submission's `gh api POST repos/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews` failed; the wrapped error carries gh's output so submission failures (permissions, closed PR, payload size) are diagnosable.

Solutions

1. Check gh authentication (`gh auth status`) and network, then retry.
2. Confirm the review payload is valid JSON and the repo/pr number are correct.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/lib.rs:9728 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@73e0f67d83 (2026-09-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8d9f92303b1afe4e. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/lib.rs:9728

        payload["commit_id"] = serde_json::json!(commit_id);
    }
    if !comments.is_empty() {
        payload["comments"] = serde_json::json!(comments);
    }
    let mut cmd = crate::dependencies::Gh::command()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("gh not found on PATH"))?;
    cmd.arg("api")
        .arg("--method")
        .arg("POST")
        .arg(format!("repos/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews"))
        .arg("--input")
        .arg("-")
        .stdin(std::process::Stdio::piped())
        .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
        .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped());
    let mut child = cmd
        .spawn()
        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to run `gh api`: {e}"))?;
    *publication = ReviewPublication::Uncertain;
    if let Some(stdin) = child.stdin.as_mut() {
        use std::io::Write;
        stdin
            .write_all(serde_json::to_string(&payload)?.as_bytes())
            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to write review payload: {e}"))?;
    }
    let output = child
        .wait_with_output()
        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to wait for `gh api`: {e}"))?;
    if !output.status.success() {
        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim().to_string();
        bail!("gh api POST repos/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews failed: {stderr}");
    }
    *publication = ReviewPublication::Posted;
    Ok(())
}

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