{"record":{"id":"bf9a04673654edd2","repo":"Hmbown/CodeWhale","slug":"failed-to-record-sub-agent-verification-approval","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to record sub-agent verification approval: {err}","messagePattern":"failed to record sub-agent verification approval: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/tui/src/tools/subagent/mod.rs","lineNumber":2897,"sourceCode":"                    \"agent\",\n                    format!(\"agent:{agent_id}:spawn\"),\n                ),\n            )\n            .map_err(|err| anyhow!(\"failed to register sub-agent work: {err}\"))?;\n\n        // A root Operate verification lease is provenance, not delegated\n        // authority. Nested workers cannot inherit this bit.\n        if runtime.accept_verification && runtime.spawn_depth == 1 {\n            let reference = format!(\"operate-verification:{agent_id}\");\n            if let Err(err) = lifecycle.work.record_operation_approval(\n                &lifecycle.session_id,\n                &lifecycle.external,\n                &reference,\n                \"agent\",\n                &format!(\"agent:{agent_id}:approval\"),\n            ) {\n                let _ = lifecycle.reconcile_state(OwnerState::Failed, 1, None);\n                return Err(anyhow!(\n                    \"failed to record sub-agent verification approval: {err}\"\n                ));\n            }\n        }\n        Ok(Some(lifecycle))\n    }\n\n    fn reconcile_record(&self, record: &AgentWorkerRecord) -> Result<bool, String> {\n        let Some(snapshot) = agent_worker_owner_snapshot(record) else {\n            return Ok(false);\n        };\n        self.work.reconcile_operation(&self.session_id, snapshot)\n    }\n\n    fn reconcile_state(\n        &self,\n        state: OwnerState,\n        seq: u64,","sourceCodeStart":2879,"sourceCodeEnd":2915,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/blob/0c42157ee52f9d55af2b506d71b46249910f77d3/crates/tui/src/tools/subagent/mod.rs#L2879-L2915","documentation":"Raised when record_operation_approval fails while attaching the root Operate verification lease to a depth-1 sub-agent (the operate-verification:{agent_id} reference). The sub-agent's own registration succeeded, but the provenance record of the approved verification could not be written; the spawn is aborted to avoid an agent running with unrecorded verification provenance.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at crates/tui/src/tools/subagent/mod.rs:2897 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check the inner {err} from the work registry (usually a shut-down session or storage failure)","Ensure the parent's Operate approval is still valid before spawning verification-capable children","Retry the spawn once the work registry accepts approvals again"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"0c42157ee52f9d55af2b506d71b46249910f77d3","analyzedAt":"2026-08-20T21:50:45.477Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}