{"record":{"id":"d9c3d742ef19c7c3","repo":"chenhg5/cc-connect","slug":"parse-s-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"parse %s: %w","messagePattern":"parse (.+?): %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"agent/claudecode/cc_hooks.go","lineNumber":155,"sourceCode":"\tif workDir != \"\" {\n\t\tpaths = append(paths,\n\t\t\tfilepath.Join(workDir, \".claude\", \"settings.json\"),\n\t\t\tfilepath.Join(workDir, \".claude\", \"settings.local.json\"),\n\t\t)\n\t}\n\treturn paths\n}\n\n// readSettingsFile reads a single settings.json, stripping JSONC comments.\nfunc readSettingsFile(path string) (*ccSettings, error) {\n\tdata, err := os.ReadFile(path)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, err\n\t}\n\tcleaned := stripJSONC(data)\n\tvar s ccSettings\n\tif err := json.Unmarshal(cleaned, &s); err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"parse %s: %w\", path, err)\n\t}\n\treturn &s, nil\n}\n\n// stripJSONC removes // and /* */ comments from JSONC, preserving strings.\nfunc stripJSONC(data []byte) []byte {\n\tvar out bytes.Buffer\n\tinString := false\n\tescaped := false\n\ti := 0\n\tfor i < len(data) {\n\t\tch := data[i]\n\n\t\tif escaped {\n\t\t\tout.WriteByte(ch)\n\t\t\tescaped = false\n\t\t\ti++\n\t\t\tcontinue","sourceCodeStart":137,"sourceCodeEnd":173,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/chenhg5/cc-connect/blob/4000b2338aa6e850c99df54f8b0ed6ed7460b401/agent/claudecode/cc_hooks.go#L137-L173","documentation":"readSettingsFile in agent/claudecode/cc_hooks.go loads Claude Code settings (config.toml sibling JSON that may contain comments) and unmarshals them into ccSettings. This error wraps a json.Unmarshal failure on the stripped content of the file at path, meaning the settings file is not parseable as JSON after JSONC comment removal.","triggerScenarios":"loadSettings → readSettingsFile → json.Unmarshal(stripJSONC(data), &s) fails when the settings file at path contains a JSON syntax error: trailing commas, unquoted keys, unbalanced braces, or comments inside strings that stripJSONC mishandles.","commonSituations":"User hand-edited ~/.claude/settings.json and left a trailing comma or truncated the file; an editor auto-formatted the settings into JSON5 syntax; a partially-written file from a crashed update.","solutions":["Open the file named in the error at path and fix the JSON syntax error at the offset given by the wrapped encoding/json error","Validate the file with a JSON linter (e.g. `jq . <path>` or `python -m json.tool`) before retrying","Move comments into JSONC-safe positions (// at line starts or /* */ between values) — stripJSONC only removes those forms","Restore the file from backup or reinstall/re-run claude's onboarding to regenerate defaults"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"data, _ := os.ReadFile(path)\nif !json.Valid(stripJSONC(data)) { return fmt.Errorf(\"settings file %s is not valid JSON\", path) }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"s, err := readSettingsFile(path)\nif err != nil {\n    var se *json.SyntaxError\n    if errors.As(err, &se) {\n        log.Errorf(\"settings JSON syntax error at offset %d: %v\", se.Offset, se.Error())\n    }\n    return err\n}","preventionTips":["Validate settings files with `jq .` or an editor JSON linter after every manual edit","Keep JSONC comments only as // line comments or /* */ between values, never inside strings","Keep backups of settings files before hand-editing","Avoid trailing commas and unquoted keys"],"tags":["json","config","parse"],"backgroundTag":"json-unmarshal-failed","analyzedSha":"4000b2338aa6e850c99df54f8b0ed6ed7460b401","analyzedAt":"2026-09-06T11:45:09.575Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-06T11:45:09.575Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}