ahmetb/kubectx · error

failed to get current context: %w

Error message

failed to get current context: %w

What it means

Wrapper error in deleteContext: kc.GetCurrentContext() failed while reading current-context, needed to resolve '.' and to warn when deleting the active context. Cause preserved via %w; deletion aborts.

Source

Thrown at cmd/kubectx/delete.go:63

		}

		_ = printer.Success(stderr, `Deleted context %s.`, printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(deletedName))
	}
	return nil
}

// deleteContext deletes a context entry by NAME or current-context
// indicated by ".".
func deleteContext(name string) (deleteName string, wasActiveContext bool, err error) {
	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)
	defer kc.Close()
	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
		return deleteName, false, fmt.Errorf("kubeconfig error: %w", err)
	}

	cur, err := kc.GetCurrentContext()
	if err != nil {
		return deleteName, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get current context: %w", err)
	}
	// resolve "." to a real name
	if name == "." {
		if cur == "" {
			return deleteName, false, errors.New("can't use '.' as the no active context is set")
		}
		wasActiveContext = true
		name = cur
	}

	exists, err := kc.ContextExists(name)
	if err != nil {
		return name, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check context: %w", err)
	}
	if !exists {
		return name, false, errors.New("context does not exist")
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to 12ad6fb22e)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped cause (usually malformed kubeconfig structure)
2. Repair the kubeconfig with kubectl before retrying the delete

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kubectx/delete.go:63 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ahmetb/kubectx@12ad6fb22e (2026-09-02). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7f0f266c89343572. Report an issue: GitHub.