{"record":{"id":"42c2294e7686e6ca","repo":"xai-org/grok-build","slug":"failed-to-create-tag-stderr","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to create tag: {stderr}","messagePattern":"Failed to create tag: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/plugin_cmd.rs","lineNumber":761,"sourceCode":"        }\n    }\n\n    if dry_run {\n        println!(\"Would create tag: {tag}\");\n        if push {\n            println!(\"Would push tag to remote.\");\n        }\n        return Ok(());\n    }\n\n    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(\"git\");\n    cmd.args([\"tag\", &tag]);\n    if force {\n        cmd.arg(\"--force\");\n    }\n    let out = cmd.current_dir(&root).output()?;\n    if !out.status.success() {\n        bail!(\n            \"Failed to create tag: {}\",\n            String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)\n        );\n    }\n    println!(\"Created tag: {tag}\");\n\n    if push {\n        let mut push_cmd = std::process::Command::new(\"git\");\n        push_cmd.args([\"push\", \"origin\", &tag]);\n        if force {\n            push_cmd.arg(\"--force\");\n        }\n        let out = push_cmd.current_dir(&root).output()?;\n        if !out.status.success() {\n            bail!(\n                \"Failed to push tag: {}\",\n                String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)\n            );","sourceCodeStart":743,"sourceCodeEnd":779,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build/blob/bc7f02eddd3d84085849dc19ed216f11c23b0571/crates/codegen/xai-grok-pager/src/plugin_cmd.rs#L743-L779","documentation":"`grok plugin tag` executes `git tag [v<version>]` in the plugin directory and bails with 'Failed to create tag: {stderr}' when git exits non-zero, surfacing git's stderr. This reports local tag creation failures.","triggerScenarios":"Running `grok plugin tag` where `git tag` fails: the tag already exists without --force, the directory is not a git repo, or git is misconfigured.","commonSituations":"Tag v1.0.0 already exists from a previous release; directory lacks a .git folder; git version too old for flags used; detached/bare repo edge cases.","solutions":["Delete or move the existing tag: `git tag -d v<version>`, or re-run with `--force`","Initialize a repo if needed: `git init && git add -A && git commit`","Run `git tag` manually in the directory to see the raw git error","Ensure the directory is the intended git repository root"],"exampleFix":"// before\ngrok plugin tag .            # fatal: tag 'v1.0.0' already exists\n// after\ngit tag -d v1.0.0\ngrok plugin tag .            # or: grok plugin tag . --force","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"fn can_create_tag(root: &std::path::Path, tag: &str) -> Result<(), String> {\n    if !root.join(\".git\").exists() {\n        return Err(format!(\"{} is not a git repo\", root.display()));\n    }\n    let exists = std::process::Command::new(\"git\")\n        .args([\"rev-parse\", \"--verify\", &format!(\"refs/tags/{tag}\")])\n        .current_dir(root)\n        .output()\n        .map(|o| o.status.success())\n        .unwrap_or(false);\n    if exists {\n        return Err(format!(\"tag {tag} already exists; delete it or use --force\"));\n    }\n    Ok(())\n}","typeGuard":"fn tag_exists(root: &std::path::Path, tag: &str) -> bool {\n    std::process::Command::new(\"git\")\n        .args([\"rev-parse\", \"--verify\", &format!(\"refs/tags/{tag}\")])\n        .current_dir(root)\n        .output()\n        .map(|o| o.status.success())\n        .unwrap_or(false)\n}","tryCatchPattern":"match cmd_tag(dir, false, false, false) {\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"Failed to create tag\") => {\n        eprintln!(\"Inspect git stderr: {e}; delete stale tag or init repo\");\n    }\n    Ok(_) => {}\n    Err(e) => return Err(e),\n}","preventionTips":["Check for an existing tag before releasing","Ensure the plugin dir is inside a git repo with a commit","Bump the version in plugin.json each release so tags don't collide"],"tags":["git","tag","plugin","cli"],"backgroundTag":"git-tag-failed","analyzedSha":"bc7f02eddd3d84085849dc19ed216f11c23b0571","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T04:59:42.031Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-31T09:17:48.483Z"}