{"record":{"id":"e45798b2de97249d","repo":"paperclipai/paperclip","slug":"managed-git-install-metadata-is-incomplete","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Managed git install metadata is incomplete.","messagePattern":"Managed git install metadata is incomplete\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cli/src/commands/update.ts","lineNumber":186,"sourceCode":"  const paths = overrides.paths ?? resolveInstallStorePaths();\n  const executablePath = overrides.executablePath ?? process.argv[1] ?? \"\";\n  const runCommand = overrides.runCommand ?? execFileAsync;\n  const mode = detectInstallMode(executablePath, paths);\n  const manifest = readInstallManifest(paths);\n  if (options.rollback) {\n    if (mode !== \"managed\") throw new Error(\"--rollback is only available for managed installs.\");\n    if (options.dryRun) { emit(options, { mode, action: \"rollback\", dryRun: true, target: manifest?.previous[0]?.version ?? null }, `Would roll back to ${manifest?.previous[0]?.version ?? \"the previous payload\"}.`); return; }\n    const next = await withInstallStoreLock(async () => rollbackManagedInstall(paths), paths);\n    const restarted = await (overrides.restartActiveService ?? restartActiveManagedService)(next.version);\n    emit(options, { mode, action: \"rollback\", version: next.version, restarted }, pc.green(`Rolled back to paperclipai ${next.version}${restarted ? \" and restarted the active service\" : \"\"}. Database migrations are not reversed; restore the pre-update backup if needed.`));\n    return;\n  }\n  if (mode === \"npx\") { emit(options, { mode, action: \"install\" }, \"This is an ephemeral npx install. Run `paperclipai install`, then use `paperclipai update` from the managed shim.\"); return; }\n  if (mode === \"source\" || mode === \"unknown\") { emit(options, { mode, action: \"manual\" }, \"This appears to be a source checkout. Update it with `git pull` followed by `pnpm install`; Paperclip will not mutate the repository.\"); return; }\n  if (!options.check && !options.dryRun) assertSupportedNodeVersion();\n  const request = resolveUpdateRequest(mode === \"managed\" ? manifest : null, options);\n  if (mode === \"managed\" && manifest?.source === \"git\") {\n    if (!manifest.repo || !manifest.ref || !manifest.sha) throw new Error(\"Managed git install metadata is incomplete.\");\n    if (/^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$/i.test(manifest.ref)) { emit(options, { mode, source: \"git\", pinned: true, sha: manifest.sha }, `Git install is pinned at ${manifest.sha.slice(0, 12)}.`); return; }\n    const targetSha = await resolveGitHubRef(manifest.repo, manifest.ref, runCommand);\n    if (targetSha === manifest.sha) { emit(options, { mode, source: \"git\", changed: false, sha: targetSha, ref: manifest.ref }, `${manifest.repo}@${manifest.ref} is already at ${targetSha.slice(0, 12)}.`); return; }\n    if (options.check || options.dryRun) { emit(options, { mode, source: \"git\", changed: true, currentSha: manifest.sha, targetSha, ref: manifest.ref, dryRun: Boolean(options.dryRun) }, `Git update available: ${manifest.sha.slice(0, 12)} → ${targetSha.slice(0, 12)}.`); if (options.check) process.exitCode = 10; return; }\n    if (options.yes !== true) {\n      const confirmed = await (overrides.confirm ?? defaultConfirm)(`Update from ${manifest.repo}@${manifest.ref} and execute build scripts from commit ${targetSha.slice(0, 12)}?`);\n      if (!confirmed) throw new Error(\"Git update cancelled. Re-run with --yes to confirm executing build scripts from the updated commit.\");\n    }\n    if (options.backup !== false) await runPreUpdateBackup(options, overrides.backup ?? (() => dbBackupCommand({})), overrides.hasInstanceData);\n    const installed = await withInstallStoreLock(async () => {\n      assertManagedShimWritable(paths);\n      const payload = await installGitPayload(manifest.repo!, targetSha, runCommand, paths);\n      writeManagedShim(paths);\n      const record: InstallRecord = { source: \"git\", version: payload.version, channel: \"pinned\", repo: manifest.repo, ref: manifest.ref, sha: targetSha, payloadPath: payload.payloadPath, installedAt: (overrides.now?.() ?? new Date()).toISOString() };\n      const next = buildNextManifest(record, manifest); const oldTarget = fs.readlinkSync(paths.currentPath); flipCurrentAtomic(payload.payloadPath, paths);\n      try { writeInstallManifestAtomic(next, paths); } catch (error) { flipCurrentAtomic(path.resolve(paths.cliRoot, oldTarget), paths); throw error; }\n      pruneInstallPayloads(next, paths); return payload;\n    }, paths);","sourceCodeStart":168,"sourceCodeEnd":204,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/01ad8584922b5d85292b1723cae71fa0d9b07a19/cli/src/commands/update.ts#L168-L204","documentation":"Thrown by updateCommand during a rollback on a managed git install: the install manifest (readInstallStorePaths manifest) lacks the expected previous-version entries, so there is no known version to roll back to. It indicates the managed install's metadata file is absent, truncated, or missing its previous-version history — not that the rollback itself failed.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cli/src/commands/update.ts:185 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Reinstall from the git repo/ref to regenerate complete install metadata."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"01ad8584922b5d85292b1723cae71fa0d9b07a19","analyzedAt":"2026-09-10T03:14:50.855Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-10T03:14:50.855Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}