{"record":{"id":"21ec6b8e5b7d4aa7","repo":"Hmbown/CodeWhale","slug":"failed-to-parse-permissions-file-file-contents","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to parse permissions file {}; file contents were omitted","messagePattern":"Failed to parse permissions file (.+?); file contents were omitted","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/tui/src/config.rs","lineNumber":9790,"sourceCode":"}\n\nfn load_sibling_exec_policy_engine(config_path: Option<&Path>) -> Result<ExecPolicyEngine> {\n    let Some(config_path) = config_path else {\n        return Ok(ExecPolicyEngine::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new()));\n    };\n    let permissions_path = codewhale_config::permissions_path_for_config_path(config_path);\n    if !permissions_path.exists() {\n        return Ok(ExecPolicyEngine::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new()));\n    }\n\n    let raw = fs::read_to_string(&permissions_path).with_context(|| {\n        format!(\n            \"Failed to read permissions file: {}\",\n            permissions_path.display()\n        )\n    })?;\n    let permissions: codewhale_config::PermissionsToml = toml::from_str(&raw).map_err(|_| {\n        anyhow::anyhow!(\n            \"Failed to parse permissions file {}; file contents were omitted\",\n            codewhale_config::quote_os_path(&permissions_path)\n        )\n    })?;\n    if permissions.is_empty() {\n        Ok(ExecPolicyEngine::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new()))\n    } else {\n        Ok(ExecPolicyEngine::with_rulesets(vec![permissions.ruleset()]))\n    }\n}\n\nfn merge_skills_config(\n    base: Option<SkillsConfig>,\n    override_cfg: Option<SkillsConfig>,\n) -> Option<SkillsConfig> {\n    match (base, override_cfg) {\n        (None, None) => None,\n        (Some(base), None) => Some(base),","sourceCodeStart":9772,"sourceCodeEnd":9808,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/blob/8880682c63083a91624de936797efa3ce9e498fd/crates/tui/src/config.rs#L9772-L9808","documentation":"Error \"Failed to parse permissions file {}; file contents were omitted\" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:9790 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"8880682c63083a91624de936797efa3ce9e498fd","analyzedAt":"2026-08-16T11:31:27.956Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-16T13:17:31.715Z"}