Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

staged plugin manifest failed validation: {error}

Error message

staged plugin manifest failed validation: {error}

What it means

Error "staged plugin manifest failed validation: {error}" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/plugins/install/stage.rs:76

#[cfg(not(unix))]
fn ensure_plugins_dir(user_plugins_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
    fs::create_dir_all(user_plugins_dir).with_context(|| {
        format!(
            "failed to create user plugins directory {}",
            user_plugins_dir.display()
        )
    })
}

/// Validate the staged tree and return the manifest name + content hash.
pub(super) fn validate_staged(staged_path: &Path) -> Result<(String, String)> {
    let manifest_path = crate::plugins::agent_plugin::resolve_manifest_path(staged_path)
        .ok_or_else(|| {
            anyhow::anyhow!("staged bundle has no plugin.json, kimi.plugin.json, or plugin.toml")
        })?;
    let validated = PluginManifest::validate_from_path(&manifest_path)
        .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("staged plugin manifest failed validation: {error}"))?;
    let name = validated.manifest.plugin.name.clone();
    validate_skill_name_segment(&name).map_err(|error| {
        anyhow::anyhow!("[plugin].name is not a safe directory name: {error:#}")
    })?;
    Ok((name, validated.content_hash))
}

/// Copy a local bundle directory into staging. Symlinks anywhere in the
/// source are rejected; a stale `.installed-from` marker is never copied so
/// provenance always reflects *this* install.
pub(super) fn stage_local_copy(
    source: &Path,
    user_plugins_dir: &Path,
    max_size: u64,
) -> Result<StagedPlugin> {
    // Validate the source first; this also rejects symlinked roots/manifests.
    let manifest_path =
        crate::plugins::agent_plugin::resolve_manifest_path(source).ok_or_else(|| {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/plugins/install/stage.rs:76 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@8880682c63 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0eb0dd4fd97d1345. Report an issue: GitHub.