JuliusBrussee/caveman · error

kms: decode %s response: %w

Error message

kms: decode %s response: %w

What it means

Error "kms: decode %s response: %w" thrown in JuliusBrussee/caveman.

Source

Thrown at shared/platform/kms/kms.go:377

	req.Header.Set("x-auth-token", c.token)
	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("kms: %s request failed: %w", operation, err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 32<<10))
		return fmt.Errorf("kms: %s returned HTTP %d", operation, resp.StatusCode)
	}
	data, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, maxResponseBytes+1))
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("kms: read %s response: %w", operation, err)
	}
	if len(data) > maxResponseBytes {
		return fmt.Errorf("kms: %s response exceeds limit", operation)
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, output); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("kms: decode %s response: %w", operation, err)
	}
	return nil
}

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Solutions

1. The KMS response did not decode; check the KMS service and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at shared/platform/kms/kms.go:377 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of JuliusBrussee/caveman@27d5a3981a (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ea08ff114cfb8225. Report an issue: GitHub.