{"record":{"id":"6b29f9def7e2e388","repo":"ruvnet/ruflo","slug":"ipfs-content-will-not-be-uploaded-to-decentral","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"⚠ [IPFS] Content will NOT be uploaded to decentralized storage","messagePattern":"⚠ \\[IPFS\\] Content will NOT be uploaded to decentralized storage","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/transfer/ipfs/upload.ts","lineNumber":258,"sourceCode":"    try {\n      return await uploadToPinata(content, options);\n    } catch (error) {\n      console.warn(`[IPFS] Pinata upload failed: ${error}`);\n    }\n  }\n\n  // 3. Try Web3.storage\n  if (web3Token || pinningService === 'web3storage') {\n    try {\n      return await uploadToWeb3Storage(content, options);\n    } catch (error) {\n      console.warn(`[IPFS] Web3.storage upload failed: ${error}`);\n    }\n  }\n\n  // Fall back to demo mode - WARN user prominently\n  console.warn(`⚠ [IPFS] DEMO MODE - No IPFS credentials configured`);\n  console.warn(`⚠ [IPFS] Content will NOT be uploaded to decentralized storage`);\n  console.warn(`⚠ [IPFS] To enable real uploads, configure one of:`);\n  console.warn(`⚠ [IPFS]   - IPFS_API_URL=http://YOUR_NODE:5001 (FREE - your own node)`);\n  console.warn(`⚠ [IPFS]   - WEB3_STORAGE_TOKEN (free 5GB at web3.storage)`);\n  console.warn(`⚠ [IPFS]   - PINATA_API_KEY + PINATA_SECRET_KEY (free tier available)`);\n\n  const cid = generateDemoCID(content);\n  const size = content.length;\n\n  console.log(`[IPFS] Demo upload: ${size} bytes`);\n  console.log(`[IPFS] Name: ${name}`);\n\n  const result: IPFSUploadResult = {\n    cid,\n    size,\n    gateway,\n    url: `${gateway}/ipfs/${cid}`,\n  };\n","sourceCodeStart":240,"sourceCodeEnd":276,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/blob/fa13ee4ad60ac2090b1480656eb233521790d640/v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/transfer/ipfs/upload.ts#L240-L276","documentation":"Second line of the DEMO MODE warning block in uploadToIPFS: makes explicit that in demo mode the returned CID does not represent content on decentralized storage — data will not be retrievable from IPFS.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/transfer/ipfs/upload.ts:258 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Configure an IPFS backend (local node, web3.storage, or Pinata); in demo mode content is not persisted to decentralized storage."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"fa13ee4ad60ac2090b1480656eb233521790d640","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T21:34:22.708Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-18T21:34:22.708Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}