{"record":{"id":"c47480205b4bc44a","repo":"crewAIInc/crewAI","slug":"an-error-occurred-while-running-the-flow-with-trig","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"An error occurred while running the flow with trigger: {e}","messagePattern":"An error occurred while running the flow with trigger: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Exception","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/templates/flow/main.py","lineNumber":85,"sourceCode":"    \"\"\"\n    import json\n    import sys\n\n    if len(sys.argv) < 2:\n        raise Exception(\"No trigger payload provided. Please provide JSON payload as argument.\")\n\n    try:\n        trigger_payload = json.loads(sys.argv[1])\n    except json.JSONDecodeError:\n        raise Exception(\"Invalid JSON payload provided as argument\")\n\n    content_flow = ContentFlow()\n\n    try:\n        result = content_flow.kickoff({\"crewai_trigger_payload\": trigger_payload})\n        return result\n    except Exception as e:\n        raise Exception(f\"An error occurred while running the flow with trigger: {e}\")\n\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    kickoff()\n","sourceCodeStart":67,"sourceCodeEnd":90,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/crewAIInc/crewAI/blob/754d7323beb2fd042e33444a115ea2d5a47193f0/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/templates/flow/main.py#L67-L90","documentation":"Catch-all wrapper in the flow template's run_with_trigger(). After payload validation, content_flow.kickoff({'crewai_trigger_payload': payload}) executes; any exception in the flow's start listener, crew steps, or state handling is re-raised as a generic Exception with 'An error occurred while running the flow with trigger: {e}'.","triggerScenarios":"Valid JSON payload but the flow fails during kickoff: a start step expecting fields missing from the payload, LLM auth errors, or an exception in downstream flow steps.","commonSituations":"Flow works in normal kickoff but the trigger payload shape differs from what start() reads from state; deployment environment missing API keys; schema drift between the trigger source and flow expectations.","solutions":["Inspect the inner exception after the colon for the real error (KeyError on payload fields, auth failures).","Reproduce locally with the exact payload: `uv run run_with_trigger '<payload>'`.","Make the start step defensive: read trigger fields via .get() with defaults instead of direct dict access.","Ensure API keys/env are configured where the flow runs."],"exampleFix":"# before\nexcept Exception as e:\n    raise Exception(f\"An error occurred while running the flow with trigger: {e}\")\n\n# after\nexcept Exception:\n    import traceback\n    traceback.print_exc()\n    raise","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"import os\nassert os.getenv(\"OPENAI_API_KEY\"), \"API key missing for flow kickoff\"","typeGuard":"def payload_has(payload: dict, key: str) -> bool:\n    return isinstance(payload, dict) and key in payload","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    result = content_flow.kickoff({\"crewai_trigger_payload\": payload})\nexcept Exception:\n    logging.exception(\"flow trigger kickoff failed\")\n    raise","preventionTips":["Read trigger fields via .get() with defaults in start steps","Re-run with traceback printing in local main.py when debugging","Keep env vars configured identically in deploy and local environments"],"tags":["crewai","flow","cli","template","triggers","catch-all"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"754d7323beb2fd042e33444a115ea2d5a47193f0","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T04:06:56.746Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T17:31:12.345Z"}