{"record":{"id":"2be7f44dc142d0b3","repo":"langchain-ai/deepagents","slug":"error-failed-to-fully-delete-skill-e-warning","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Error: Failed to fully delete skill: {e} Warning: Some files may have been partially removed. Please inspect: {skill_dir}/","messagePattern":"Error: Failed to fully delete skill: (.+?) Warning: Some files may have been partially removed\\. Please inspect: (.+?)/","errorType":"console","errorClass":"SystemExit","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"libs/code/deepagents_code/skills/commands.py","lineNumber":851,"sourceCode":"            \"Refusing to delete for safety.\"\n        )\n        raise SystemExit(1)\n\n    is_valid_path, path_error = _validate_skill_path(skill_dir, base_dir)\n    if not is_valid_path:\n        console.print(f\"[bold red]Error:[/bold red] {path_error}\")\n        raise SystemExit(1)\n\n    # Delete the skill directory\n    try:\n        shutil.rmtree(skill_dir)\n    except OSError as e:\n        console.print(\n            f\"[bold red]Error:[/bold red] Failed to fully delete skill: {e}\\n\"\n            f\"[yellow]Warning:[/yellow] Some files may have been partially removed.\\n\"\n            f\"Please inspect: {skill_dir}/\"\n        )\n        raise SystemExit(1) from e\n\n    if output_format == \"json\":\n        from deepagents_code.output import write_json\n\n        write_json(\n            \"skills delete\",\n            {\n                \"name\": skill_name,\n                \"path\": str(skill_dir),\n                \"deleted\": True,\n            },\n        )\n        return\n\n    checkmark = get_glyphs().checkmark\n    console.print(\n        f\"{checkmark} Skill '{skill_name}' deleted successfully!\",\n        style=theme.PRIMARY,","sourceCodeStart":833,"sourceCodeEnd":869,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents/blob/a1af029e6e73cb17c36bff823d227747b28e91e1/libs/code/deepagents_code/skills/commands.py#L833-L869","documentation":"After validation passes, `_delete` calls `shutil.rmtree(skill_dir)`. If the OS raises `OSError` (permission denied, read-only filesystem, files held open, etc.) some files may already have been removed, so the command prints a combined error plus a partial-removal warning, points the user at the leftover directory, and raises `SystemExit(1)` from the original exception.","triggerScenarios":"`skills delete <name>` where `shutil.rmtree` fails midway: any `OSError` from unlinking files or removing directories inside `skill_dir` (EACCES, EROFS, EBUSY, ENOTEMPTY on odd filesystems).","commonSituations":"Deleting skills on read-only or network-mounted volumes; files owned by another user or locked by an editor/another agent process; filesystem bugs where rmtree partially completes before failing.","solutions":["Fix the underlying permission problem shown in the OSError message (chmod/chown the files or run with sufficient privileges)","Close processes holding files open in the skill directory (editors, running agents)","Manually remove whatever remains in the printed `skill_dir/` path","Retry the delete after remounting writable if the volume was read-only"],"exampleFix":"// before\n$ dcode skills delete my-skill\n# Error: Failed to fully delete skill: [Errno 13] Permission denied ...\n// after\n$ chmod -R u+w ~/.deepagents/skills/my-skill\n$ rm -rf ~/.deepagents/skills/my-skill  # or retry the CLI","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"import os\n\ndef skill_dir_writable(skill_dir: Path) -> bool:\n    return os.access(skill_dir, os.W_OK | os.X_OK) and all(\n        os.access(p, os.W_OK) for p in skill_dir.rglob('*')\n    )","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"import shutil\ntry:\n    shutil.rmtree(skill_dir)\nexcept OSError as e:\n    print(f'partial delete possible, inspect {skill_dir}: {e}')\n    raise SystemExit(1) from e","preventionTips":["Check permissions on the skill tree before deleting","Close editors/processes holding files in the directory open","Avoid deleting skills on read-only or flaky network mounts","Inspect the directory after a failed delete before retrying"],"tags":["filesystem","permissions","cli"],"backgroundTag":"filesystem-permission-denied","analyzedSha":"a1af029e6e73cb17c36bff823d227747b28e91e1","analyzedAt":"2026-08-29T11:43:24.718Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-29T12:17:43.993Z"}