{"record":{"id":"1fd598820acedda3","repo":"can1357/oh-my-pi","slug":"file-not-found-patharg","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"File not found: ${pathArg}","messagePattern":"File not found: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/coding-agent/src/cursor.ts","lineNumber":352,"sourceCode":"\t// different question from \"does the user's policy allow this call\" — without\n\t// this, a configured `deny` or an `always-ask` session still lost the file.\n\tconst refusal = refuseByWritePolicy(options, toolName, pathArg);\n\tif (refusal) {\n\t\treturn createToolResultMessage(toolCallId, toolName, buildToolErrorResult(refusal), true);\n\t}\n\n\toptions.emitEvent?.({ type: \"tool_execution_start\", toolCallId, toolName, args: { path: pathArg } });\n\n\tconst absolutePath = resolveToCwd(pathArg, options.getCwd?.() ?? options.cwd);\n\tlet isError = false;\n\tlet result: AgentToolResult<unknown>;\n\n\ttry {\n\t\tlet fileStat: fs.Stats | undefined;\n\t\ttry {\n\t\t\tfileStat = fs.statSync(absolutePath);\n\t\t} catch {\n\t\t\tthrow new Error(`File not found: ${pathArg}`);\n\t\t}\n\t\tif (!fileStat.isFile()) {\n\t\t\tthrow new Error(`Path is not a file: ${pathArg}`);\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfs.rmSync(absolutePath);\n\n\t\tconst sizeText = fileStat.size ? ` (${fileStat.size} bytes)` : \"\";\n\t\tconst message = `Deleted ${pathArg}${sizeText}`;\n\t\tresult = { content: [{ type: \"text\", text: message }], details: {} };\n\t} catch (error) {\n\t\tconst message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);\n\t\tresult = buildToolErrorResult(message);\n\t\tisError = true;\n\t}\n\n\toptions.emitEvent?.({ type: \"tool_execution_end\", toolCallId, toolName, result, isError });\n\treturn createToolResultMessage(toolCallId, toolName, result, isError);","sourceCodeStart":334,"sourceCodeEnd":370,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/blob/969062200754ea02cfac922e5ebb8c608c079e15/packages/coding-agent/src/cursor.ts#L334-L370","documentation":"The delete tool path checks that the requested path exists via fs.statSync before removing it; any stat failure (ENOENT, permissions causing traversal failure, dangling symlink) is reported uniformly as 'File not found'. It fails before any rm occurs, so nothing is deleted.","triggerScenarios":"Calling the delete operation with a pathArg that does not exist at the resolved absolute path, including typos, wrong working directory, a deleted file, or a broken symlink.","commonSituations":"Model/agent deleting a temp file that was already cleaned up; relative path resolved against an unexpected cwd; case-sensitive filesystem mismatch (Report.PDF vs report.pdf).","solutions":["Verify the file exists: `ls -la <path>` from the same working directory the tool uses.","Fix the path (typos, correct relative path, correct extension/case).","If the file is already gone, treat the delete as a no-op and skip the call.","For broken symlinks, delete the link itself with `rm <link>` directly."],"exampleFix":"// before\nawait execDelete(\"./outputs/repot.txt\");  // typo\n// after\nawait execDelete(\"./outputs/report.txt\");","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import { statSync } from \"node:fs\";\nif (!statSync(absolutePath, { throwIfNoEntry: false })) {\n  throw new Error(`Skipping delete: ${absolutePath} does not exist`);\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await execDelete(pathArg);\n} catch (e) {\n  if (String(e.message).startsWith(\"File not found\")) {\n    // already gone — treat as idempotent success\n  } else throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Stat or `ls` the path before deleting; treat missing file as a no-op.","Resolve relative paths against the same cwd the tool uses.","Watch for case-sensitivity mismatches on case-sensitive filesystems."],"tags":["filesystem","tooling","missing-file"],"backgroundTag":"file-not-found","analyzedSha":"969062200754ea02cfac922e5ebb8c608c079e15","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T10:29:35.737Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-31T14:17:45.589Z"}