Hmbown/CodeWhale · warning · anyhow::Error

Usage: /network default <allow|deny|prompt>

Error message

Usage: /network default <allow|deny|prompt>

What it means

Usage error from the `/network default` subcommand: setting the default network policy requires one value of `allow`, `deny`, or `prompt`. With no value token present, the command bails with this usage string. The default policy is not modified.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/commands/groups/utility/network.rs:71

    match command.as_str() {
        "allow" | "deny" | "remove" | "forget" => {
            let Some(host_arg) = parts.next() else {
                bail!("Usage: /network {command} <host>");
            };
            if parts.next().is_some() {
                bail!("Usage: /network {command} <host>");
            }
            let host = normalize_host_arg(host_arg)?;
            let edit = match command.as_str() {
                "allow" => NetworkEdit::Allow,
                "deny" => NetworkEdit::Deny,
                _ => NetworkEdit::Remove,
            };
            update_host(edit, &host)
        }
        "default" => {
            let Some(value) = parts.next() else {
                bail!("Usage: /network default <allow|deny|prompt>");
            };
            if parts.next().is_some() {
                bail!("Usage: /network default <allow|deny|prompt>");
            }
            update_default(value)
        }
        _ => bail!(usage()),
    }
}

fn usage() -> &'static str {
    "Usage: /network [list|allow <host>|deny <host>|remove <host>|default <allow|deny|prompt>]"
}

#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
enum NetworkEdit {
    Allow,
    Deny,

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Solutions

1. Provide the value: `/network default prompt`
2. Use `/network` or `/network list` to view the current default instead of setting it

Example fix

// before
/network default

// after
/network default prompt

let tokens: Vec<&str> = raw.split_whitespace().collect();
if tokens.first().copied() == Some("default") {
    anyhow::ensure!(tokens.len() == 2, "Usage: /network default <allow|deny|prompt>");
    anyhow::ensure!(matches!(tokens[1], "allow" | "deny" | "prompt"), "invalid default value");
}

fn default_edit_is_well_formed(tokens: &[&str]) -> bool {
    tokens.len() == 2 && matches!(tokens[1], "allow" | "deny" | "prompt")
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running `/network default` with no argument after the subcommand.

Common situations: Exploring the command's shape by running it bare; forgetting the tri-state value; expecting default to print the current value instead of setting it (use `/network` or `/network list` to read).

Related errors

• Usage: /network {command} <host>
• Usage: /network [list|allow <host>|deny <host>|remove <host>
• The Codewhale service returned an unexpectedly large respons
• Codewhale account login timed out; run `codewhale account lo
• The Codewhale service returned an account without an ID

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@0c42157ee5 (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c6dcb4076be55900. Report an issue: GitHub.