Hmbown/CodeWhale · error

plugin '{name}' is not installed at {}

Error message

plugin '{name}' is not installed at {}

What it means

uninstall looked for the plugin's target directory and it does not exist under the user plugins dir (path echoed). The operation aborts before touching anything, consistent with uninstall's fail-closed rule of only ever removing marked, present directories.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/plugins/install/mod.rs:450

        None,
    )?;
    match outcome {
        PluginInstallOutcome::Installed(installed) => Ok(PluginUpdateResult::Updated(installed)),
        PluginInstallOutcome::NeedsApproval(host) => Ok(PluginUpdateResult::NeedsApproval(host)),
        PluginInstallOutcome::NetworkDenied(host) => Ok(PluginUpdateResult::NetworkDenied(host)),
    }
}

/// Remove a plugin installed via `/plugin install`.
///
/// Refuses to touch any directory that doesn't carry the `.installed-from`
/// marker — that's our cue that it's hand-placed and not ours to delete.
/// Callers must require the bundle to be disabled first (the mutation
/// controller does) and prune the registry state entry afterwards.
pub fn uninstall(name: &str, user_plugins_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
    let target = plugin_target_path(name, user_plugins_dir)?;
    if !target.exists() {
        bail!("plugin '{name}' is not installed at {}", target.display());
    }
    ensure_target_within_plugins_dir(&target, user_plugins_dir)?;
    if !target.join(INSTALLED_FROM_MARKER).exists() {
        return Err(PluginInstallError::NotInstalledHere(name.to_string()).into());
    }
    fs::remove_dir_all(&target)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to remove {}", target.display()))?;
    Ok(())
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 0c42157ee5)

Solutions

1. Check the plugin name for typos
2. List installed plugins to see the exact name
3. Or nothing is needed if it is already gone

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/plugins/install/mod.rs:450 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/971e7631d1e87c1a. Report an issue: GitHub.