{"record":{"id":"08bf3742e267626a","repo":"xai-org/grok-build","slug":"resolved-leader-target-did-not-include-a-socket-pa","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"resolved leader target did not include a socket path","messagePattern":"resolved leader target did not include a socket path","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/src/main.rs","lineNumber":393,"sourceCode":"    Ok(())\n}\nfn resolve_target(args: &LeaderTargetArgs) -> LeaderTarget {\n    match args.pid {\n        Some(pid) => LeaderTarget::Pid(pid),\n        None => LeaderTarget::Environment(xai_grok_shell::env::GrokBuildEnvironment::Production),\n    }\n}\n#[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]\nasync fn connect_to_leader(\n    args: &LeaderTargetArgs,\n) -> Result<(LeaderDescriptor, xai_grok_shell::leader::LeaderClient)> {\n    let target = resolve_target(args);\n    let selection = xai_grok_shell::leader::resolve_leader_target(target)\n        .await\n        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!(\"{}\", e.message))?;\n    let socket_path = selection\n        .socket_path()\n        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!(\"resolved leader target did not include a socket path\"))?;\n    let client = xai_grok_shell::leader::LeaderClient::connect(\n        socket_path.to_path_buf(),\n        \"grok-pager-leader-cli\",\n        ClientMode::Stdio,\n        ClientCapabilities::default(),\n    )\n    .await?;\n    Ok((selection.descriptor, client))\n}\n/// Prefer socket-verified live PID over a possibly-recycled lock file PID.\nfn leader_pid(d: &LeaderDescriptor) -> Option<u32> {\n    d.live_info.as_ref().map(|li| li.pid).or(d.pid_from_lock)\n}\nfn print_leader_descriptor(d: &LeaderDescriptor) {\n    let pid = leader_pid(d)\n        .map(|p| p.to_string())\n        .unwrap_or_else(|| \"?\".into());\n    let sock = d","sourceCodeStart":375,"sourceCodeEnd":411,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build/blob/bc7f02eddd3d84085849dc19ed216f11c23b0571/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager-bin/src/main.rs#L375-L411","documentation":"After leader target resolution succeeds, connect_to_leader requires the selection to expose a Unix socket path. When the resolved LeaderDescriptor has no socket_path (selection.socket_path() returned None), this error is raised — the leader is known but not connectable over IPC.","triggerScenarios":"resolve_leader_target returns a selection whose socket_path() is None — typically a leader descriptor that only carries a host/port or metadata, or a partially-populated registration entry.","commonSituations":"Version mismatch where an older leader registered without a socket path; manual/edited leader registry entry missing the socket; environment resolved to a remote leader that exposes no local socket.","solutions":["Confirm the leader process is a current version that registers a Unix socket path","Remove stale/invalid registration entries and restart the leader so it re-registers with a socket","Check the leader registry/selection code path for fields not populated in your setup","If targeting a remote leader, use a transport that supports it instead of the socket-based client"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"type-guard","validationCode":"let selection = xai_grok_shell::leader::resolve_leader_target(target).await?;\nif selection.socket_path().is_none() {\n    return Err(anyhow!(\"leader for this target does not expose a local socket\"));\n}","typeGuard":"fn has_socket(sel: &xai_grok_shell::leader::LeaderSelection) -> bool {\n    sel.socket_path().is_some()\n}","tryCatchPattern":"let sel = resolve_leader_target(target).await?;\nlet socket_path = match sel.socket_path() {\n    Some(p) => p.to_path_buf(),\n    None => {\n        eprintln!(\"leader target has no socket path; is the leader an up-to-date build?\");\n        return Err(anyhow!(\"missing leader socket path\"));\n    }\n};","preventionTips":["Run matching versions of leader and client binaries","Re-register the leader after version upgrades so socket_path is populated","Inspect the registry entry for missing fields before connecting","Avoid manual edits to leader registration state"],"tags":["leader","ipc","socket","configuration"],"backgroundTag":"leader-socket-path-missing","analyzedSha":"bc7f02eddd3d84085849dc19ed216f11c23b0571","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T04:59:42.031Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-31T09:17:48.483Z"}