Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

only CodeWhale managed skills can be updated

Error message

only CodeWhale managed skills can be updated

What it means

Raised in update_skill when the skill's source_kind is not CodeWhaleManaged. The update path syncs skills that CodeWhale itself manages (installed/upgraded through its own machinery); externally sourced or user-provided skills are intentionally outside its update lifecycle.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/skills/mutation.rs:867

                continue;
            }
            fs::copy(&path, &target)?;
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

async fn update_skill(
    skill_id: AuditedSkillId,
    expected_digest: Option<String>,
    ctx: &MutationContext<'_>,
) -> Result<SkillMutationReceipt> {
    let (skill, path) = find_audited_skill(ctx, &skill_id)?;
    if !skill.root.is_writable_owned() {
        bail!("refusing to update skill outside CodeWhale-owned roots");
    }
    if skill.source_kind != SkillSourceKind::CodeWhaleManaged {
        bail!("only CodeWhale managed skills can be updated");
    }
    let skills_dir = validate_owned_skill_path(ctx, &skill, &path)?;
    // Imported skills carry `import:…` provenance and must not hit the registry.
    ensure_remote_updatable(&path)?;
    let before = verify_expected_digest(&path, expected_digest.as_deref())?;
    let scope = match skill.root.kind {
        SkillRootKind::CodeWhaleProject => SkillScope::Project,
        SkillRootKind::CodeWhaleGlobal => SkillScope::Global,
        _ => SkillScope::Logical,
    };

    let package_name = on_disk_package_name(&skill_id)?;
    validate_owned_skill_path(ctx, &skill, &path)?;
    let outcome = install::update_with_registry(
        package_name,
        &skills_dir,
        ctx.max_size,
        ctx.network,

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Solutions

1. Update the skill through its original distribution channel instead
2. Import an updated compatible external package to replace it
3. Verify you referenced the intended AuditedSkillId; managed and external copies can share a canonical name

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/skills/mutation.rs:867 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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