{"record":{"id":"7ba1a8468a4a8620","repo":"multica-ai/multica","slug":"cannot-invite-as-owner-use-role-member-or-rol","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"cannot invite as owner; use --role member or --role admin","messagePattern":"cannot invite as owner; use --role member or --role admin","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"server/cmd/multica/cmd_workspace.go","lineNumber":844,"sourceCode":"\nfunc runWorkspaceMemberInvite(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {\n\temail := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(args[0]))\n\tif email == \"\" {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"email is required\")\n\t}\n\n\t// Validate the role client-side to fail fast with a clear message; the\n\t// server enforces the same rule (normalizeMemberRole rejects unknown roles\n\t// and CreateInvitation refuses owner). Keep the accepted set in sync.\n\trole, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(\"role\")\n\trole = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(role))\n\tif role == \"\" {\n\t\trole = \"member\"\n\t}\n\tswitch role {\n\tcase \"member\", \"admin\":\n\tcase \"owner\":\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot invite as owner; use --role member or --role admin\")\n\tdefault:\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"invalid --role %q; expected member or admin\", role)\n\t}\n\n\twsID, err := resolveWorkspaceArg(cmd, args[1:])\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\tif wsID == \"\" {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"workspace ID is required: pass an id/slug/prefix as argument or set MULTICA_WORKSPACE_ID\")\n\t}\n\n\tclient, err := newAPIClient(cmd)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\n\tctx, cancel := cli.APIContext(context.Background())","sourceCodeStart":826,"sourceCodeEnd":862,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/multica-ai/multica/blob/2c0912b6ec764b373d44eeea1e80f0d9f11ab417/server/cmd/multica/cmd_workspace.go#L826-L862","documentation":"Error \"cannot invite as owner; use --role member or --role admin\" thrown in multica-ai/multica.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_workspace.go:844 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Use --role member or --role admin for the invitation."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"2c0912b6ec764b373d44eeea1e80f0d9f11ab417","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T13:25:18.241Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}