{"record":{"id":"a82a0fe37436e599","repo":"jackwener/OpenCLI","slug":"mode-toggle-did-not-reach-requested-state-want","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Mode toggle did not reach requested state \"${want}\".","messagePattern":"Mode toggle did not reach requested state \"(.+?)\"\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"CommandExecutionError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"clis/trae-solo/mode.js","lineNumber":74,"sourceCode":"      };\n      cap.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { ...init, pointerType: 'mouse' }));\n      cap.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mousedown', init));\n      cap.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerup', { ...init, pointerType: 'mouse' }));\n      cap.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mouseup', init));\n      cap.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', init));\n      await wait(500);\n    })()`);\n        await page.wait(0.4);\n\n        const after = await page.evaluate(`(function() {\n      const cap = document.querySelector('[class*=\"capsule\"]');\n      if (!cap) return '';\n      const aria = cap.getAttribute('aria-label') || '';\n      const m = aria.match(/Switch to (Code|Work) mode/i);\n      return m ? (m[1].toLowerCase() === 'work' ? 'code' : 'work') : '';\n    })()`);\n        if (after !== want) {\n            throw new CommandExecutionError(\n                `Mode toggle did not reach requested state \"${want}\".`,\n                after ? `current=${after}` : 'Mode capsule state could not be read after click.',\n            );\n        }\n        return [{ Status: 'switched', Mode: after }];\n    },\n});\n","sourceCodeStart":56,"sourceCodeEnd":82,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/jackwener/OpenCLI/blob/49907e53dc3ade5c223ff0c4c2c2785687cec4e6/clis/trae-solo/mode.js#L56-L82","documentation":"After clicking the mode capsule, the command re-reads the aria-label and derives the resulting mode; if the observed mode ('after') does not equal the requested 'want', this CommandExecutionError signals the toggle did not take effect. The detail tells you whether a mode was read at all — an empty read means the capsule state couldn't be parsed post-click.","triggerScenarios":"Clicking the Code/Work capsule but the UI didn't switch (click landed on the wrong element, an overlay intercepted it, or the app was busy), or the aria-label regex /Switch to (Code|Work) mode/i no longer matches so 'after' is ''.","commonSituations":"Trae SOLO UI update changed the capsule's aria-label text; a modal/dialog intercepted the click; the window was minimized or not focused so the click was dropped; the mode was already being toggled concurrently.","solutions":["Retry the mode switch once the Trae SOLO window is focused, visible, and idle","Read current mode first; if already in the target mode, skip the toggle","If 'after' is empty (unreadable state), check whether a recent Trae SOLO update changed the capsule aria-label — update the library's regex/selectors","Take a screenshot / inspect the DOM around [class*=\"capsule\"] to confirm the element is the actual mode toggle"],"exampleFix":"// before\nawait traeSoloCli.mode({ target: 'work' }); // throws: did not reach state\n// after\nconst cur = await traeSoloCli.mode({});\nif (cur[0]?.Mode !== 'work') {\n  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));\n  await traeSoloCli.mode({ target: 'work' }); // one retry\n}","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"const cur = await traeSoloCli.mode({});\nif (cur[0]?.Mode === want) return cur; // already in target mode, skip toggle","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await traeSoloCli.mode({ target: want });\n} catch (e) {\n  if (/did not reach requested state/.test(e.message)) {\n    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));\n    await traeSoloCli.mode({ target: want }); // bounded retry after UI settles\n  } else throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Read current mode first and skip the toggle if already correct","Keep the Trae SOLO window focused, visible, and idle during mode switches","After Trae SOLO updates, verify the capsule aria-label still matches /Switch to (Code|Work) mode/i","Verify the final state yourself after switching rather than assuming success"],"tags":["ui-automation","dom-selector","toggle-failed","trae-solo"],"backgroundTag":"dom-selector-mismatch","analyzedSha":"49907e53dc3ade5c223ff0c4c2c2785687cec4e6","analyzedAt":"2026-08-29T08:14:47.543Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-29T12:17:43.993Z"}