{"record":{"id":"3eda1e994ce97cc7","repo":"zed-industries/zed","slug":"failed-to-retrieve-terminal-pane","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to retrieve terminal pane","messagePattern":"Failed to retrieve terminal pane","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs","lineNumber":1035,"sourceCode":"                    RevealTarget::Dock\n                } else {\n                    RevealTarget::Center\n                }\n            })?;\n\n            match reveal {\n                RevealStrategy::Always => match reveal_target {\n                    RevealTarget::Center => {\n                        task_workspace.update_in(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {\n                            let did_activate = workspace.activate_item(\n                                &terminal_to_replace,\n                                true,\n                                true,\n                                window,\n                                cx,\n                            );\n\n                            anyhow::ensure!(did_activate, \"Failed to retrieve terminal pane\");\n\n                            anyhow::Ok(())\n                        })??;\n                    }\n                    RevealTarget::Dock => {\n                        terminal_panel.update_in(cx, |terminal_panel, window, cx| {\n                            terminal_panel.activate_terminal_view(\n                                &task_pane,\n                                terminal_item_index,\n                                true,\n                                window,\n                                cx,\n                            )\n                        })?;\n\n                        cx.spawn(async move |cx| {\n                            task_workspace\n                                .update_in(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {","sourceCodeStart":1017,"sourceCodeEnd":1053,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/f4178619acd0d47ea1f76a2025c42962c6d6638c/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs#L1017-L1053","documentation":"Raised in spawn_pending_terminal when resolving the pane for the configured reveal target fails (no terminal pane available in dock or center). The newly spawned terminal has nowhere to be placed, so the reveal/spawn flow errors out with this sentinel.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_panel.rs:1035 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Ensure a terminal pane/dock exists in the workspace","Retry after the workspace layout is ready"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"type-guard","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"f4178619acd0d47ea1f76a2025c42962c6d6638c","analyzedAt":"2026-08-20T19:29:52.058Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-20T19:29:52.058Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}