{"record":{"id":"a7164cf84d25e985","repo":"nikivdev/code","slug":"failed-to-resolve-head-commit-after-quick-commit","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to resolve HEAD commit after quick commit","messagePattern":"failed to resolve HEAD commit after quick commit","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/commit.rs","lineNumber":2397,"sourceCode":"    let explicit_no_queue = queue.override_flag == Some(false);\n\n    if let Some(message) = fast_message {\n        run_fast(message, push, queue, include_unhash, stage_paths)?;\n    } else {\n        run_sync(push, queue, include_unhash, stage_paths)?;\n    }\n\n    if explicit_no_queue {\n        println!(\"Skipped async Codex review because --no-queue was requested.\");\n        return Ok(());\n    }\n\n    let repo_root = git_root_or_cwd();\n    let commit_sha = git_capture_in(&repo_root, &[\"rev-parse\", \"--verify\", \"HEAD\"])?\n        .trim()\n        .to_string();\n    if commit_sha.is_empty() {\n        bail!(\"failed to resolve HEAD commit after quick commit\");\n    }\n\n    ensure_commit_queued_for_async_review(&repo_root, &commit_sha)?;\n\n    match spawn_async_queue_review(&repo_root, &commit_sha) {\n        Ok(()) => {\n            println!(\n                \"Started async Codex review for {} (running in background).\",\n                short_sha(&commit_sha)\n            );\n            println!(\n                \"  Check status: f commit-queue show {}\",\n                short_sha(&commit_sha)\n            );\n        }\n        Err(err) => {\n            println!(\"⚠️ Failed to start async review automatically: {}\", err);\n            println!(","sourceCodeStart":2379,"sourceCodeEnd":2415,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nikivdev/code/blob/a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce/src/commit.rs#L2379-L2415","documentation":"After performing a 'quick' commit, the library runs `git rev-parse --verify HEAD` to obtain the new commit SHA. If the command output is empty — HEAD could not be resolved — it bails because the subsequent async queue review needs a valid commit SHA. This indicates the commit unexpectedly left the repository without a resolvable HEAD.","triggerScenarios":"Calling the quick-commit flow in a repository where HEAD cannot be resolved after the commit (e.g. detached/broken HEAD, commit actually failed, or a bare/corrupted repo returning empty output).","commonSituations":"Running in a repo with a corrupted .git/HEAD; a hook deleting the just-created commit; operating in a worktree with an un-born branch (no commits on a fresh branch); disk/state races between commit and rev-parse.","solutions":["Run `git rev-parse --verify HEAD` manually to check repo state; fix any broken HEAD reference.","Verify the commit actually landed with `git log -1`; if not, inspect hook output and re-commit.","On a fresh branch, make an initial commit so HEAD exists before using quick-commit flows.","Re-run the tool from the repository root once `git status` works cleanly."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// Verify HEAD resolves before/after quick-commit flows\nlet out = Command::new(\"git\").args([\"rev-parse\", \"--verify\", \"HEAD\"]).output()?;\nif !out.status.success() || out.stdout.is_empty() { /* repo HEAD is broken; fix before committing */ }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match result {\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"failed to resolve HEAD commit after quick commit\") => {\n        eprintln!(\"HEAD unresolved: run 'git rev-parse --verify HEAD' and 'git log -1', fix hooks/repo, then retry\");\n    }\n    Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),\n    Ok(v) => v,\n}","preventionTips":["Keep pre-commit/post-commit hooks fast and side-effect free (no deleting/resetting HEAD).","Avoid committing on unborn branches; create an initial commit first.","Monitor .git/HEAD integrity; restore with `git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/<branch>` if broken."],"tags":["git","head","commit"],"backgroundTag":"git-head-unresolvable","analyzedSha":"a747e741ae92c09071d0ae946ab48488adcff1ce","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T22:43:55.719Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}