{"record":{"id":"9d5a08dab852deec","repo":"zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw","slug":"failed-deletes-stale-skill-command-delete-s-fai","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"{failed_deletes} stale skill command delete(s) failed; reconcile not recorded, next READY retries","messagePattern":"(.+?) stale skill command delete\\(s\\) failed; reconcile not recorded, next READY retries","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"crates/zeroclaw-channels/src/discord/slash.rs","lineNumber":729,"sourceCode":"            return Ok(ReconcileOutcome::RateLimited { until });\n        }\n        if !resp.status().is_success() {\n            let status = resp.status();\n            let err = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();\n            anyhow::bail!(\"slash command registration failed for '{name}' ({status}): {err}\");\n        }\n        upserted += 1;\n    }\n    if upserted > 0 {\n        ::zeroclaw_log::record!(\n            INFO,\n            ::zeroclaw_log::Event::new(module_path!(), ::zeroclaw_log::Action::Note)\n                .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({\"upserted\": upserted})),\n            \"discord slash commands upserted\"\n        );\n    }\n    if failed_deletes > 0 {\n        anyhow::bail!(\n            \"{failed_deletes} stale skill command delete(s) failed; \\\n             reconcile not recorded, next READY retries\"\n        );\n    }\n    Ok(ReconcileOutcome::Reconciled)\n}\n\n#[cfg(test)]\nmod typed_option_tests {\n    use super::super::slash_options::{OptKind, OptionSpec};\n    use super::*;\n\n    fn spec_with(options: Vec<OptionSpec>) -> DiscordSlashCommandSpec {\n        DiscordSlashCommandSpec {\n            skill_name: \"s\".to_string(),\n            slug: \"s\".to_string(),\n            description: \"d\".to_string(),\n            description_localizations: Default::default(),","sourceCodeStart":711,"sourceCodeEnd":747,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/blob/88bb9c8533fc57ed7a03e36ca7c9ed2bf8336dcc/crates/zeroclaw-channels/src/discord/slash.rs#L711-L747","documentation":"After upserting, reconcile deletes stale skill commands that no longer match the desired set. If any delete fails, it bails with this message and deliberately does NOT record a successful reconcile: the persisted fingerprint stays stale, so the next gateway READY retries the whole reconcile. This is a designed soft failure, not data loss.","triggerScenarios":"DELETE of a stale application command returns non-success (401/403/5xx) during a reconcile triggered by a change in the skill command set; 429 is converted to RateLimited before deletes run.","commonSituations":"Removing or renaming skills while credentials are degraded; Discord 5xx during cleanup; token lacking permission to modify the application's commands; two processes reconciling the same application with different desired sets.","solutions":["Do nothing for transient causes — the next READY or restart re-runs the reconcile (the success fingerprint was not recorded)","If it repeats across READYs, check the bot token and application id","Ensure a single writer reconciles this application; concurrent reconciles with different desired sets will fight"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match reconcile_slash_commands(&client, &token, &app_id, &desired, base, scope, &guilds).await {\n    Ok(outcome) => Ok(outcome),\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"reconcile not recorded, next READY retries\") => {\n        // designed soft failure: state intentionally left stale so READY re-runs it\n        tracing::warn!(\"slash reconcile deferred to next READY: {e}\");\n        Ok(ReconcileOutcome::RateLimited { until: next_ready() })\n    }\n    Err(e) => Err(e),\n}","preventionTips":["Expect reconcile to converge over multiple READY events; do not alarm on a single failure","Keep a single writer for slash-command reconcile per application"],"tags":["discord","slash-commands","reconcile","retry","cleanup"],"backgroundTag":"discord-api-error","analyzedSha":"88bb9c8533fc57ed7a03e36ca7c9ed2bf8336dcc","analyzedAt":"2026-08-23T01:07:41.857Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-23T08:06:27.607Z"}