{"record":{"id":"eb6513042f6ea144","repo":"charmbracelet/crush","slug":"error-resolving-file-path-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error resolving file path: %w","messagePattern":"error resolving file path: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"internal/agent/tools/view.go","lineNumber":123,"sourceCode":"\n\t\t\t// Handle builtin skill files (crush: prefix).\n\t\t\tif strings.HasPrefix(params.FilePath, skills.BuiltinPrefix) {\n\t\t\t\tresp, err := readBuiltinFile(params, skillTracker)\n\t\t\t\treturn resp, err\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t// Handle relative paths\n\t\t\tfilePath := filepathext.SmartJoin(workingDir, params.FilePath)\n\n\t\t\t// Check if file is outside working directory and request permission if needed\n\t\t\tabsWorkingDir, err := filepath.Abs(workingDir)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fantasy.ToolResponse{}, fmt.Errorf(\"error resolving working directory: %w\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tabsFilePath, err := filepath.Abs(filePath)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fantasy.ToolResponse{}, fmt.Errorf(\"error resolving file path: %w\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\trelPath, err := filepath.Rel(absWorkingDir, absFilePath)\n\t\t\tisOutsideWorkDir := err != nil || strings.HasPrefix(relPath, \"..\")\n\t\t\tisSkillFile := isInSkillsPath(absFilePath, skillsPaths)\n\n\t\t\tsessionID := GetSessionFromContext(ctx)\n\t\t\tif sessionID == \"\" {\n\t\t\t\treturn fantasy.ToolResponse{}, fmt.Errorf(\"session ID is required for accessing files outside working directory\")\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t// Request permission for files outside working directory, unless it's a skill file.\n\t\t\tif isOutsideWorkDir && !isSkillFile {\n\t\t\t\tgranted, permReqErr := permissions.Request(\n\t\t\t\t\tctx,\n\t\t\t\t\tpermission.CreatePermissionRequest{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSessionID:   sessionID,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPath:        absFilePath,","sourceCodeStart":105,"sourceCodeEnd":141,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/blob/7944b8e52225d8805e31eacbf7ef24856b0dfb7a/internal/agent/tools/view.go#L105-L141","documentation":"filepath.Abs(filePath) failed while making the (working-dir-joined) target file path absolute. Like error 204, this only fails if os.Getwd fails, since SmartJoin(workingDir, params.FilePath) produced a relative path that needed cwd resolution.","triggerScenarios":"Same root cause as the working-dir error: a relative workingDir/target path combined with a process cwd that was deleted or is inaccessible.","commonSituations":"Deleted or unmounted current working directory; running inside a container whose workdir vanished; tmpdir cleanup races.","solutions":["Pass absolute paths for both workingDir and file_path","Restore/recreate the process's original working directory","Restart the process from a valid directory","Re-run the view call with a fully absolute file_path"],"exampleFix":"// before\n// cwd deleted -> filepath.Abs(rel) fails\n// after\ncd /valid/dir && crush  # restart process with a valid cwd, or pass absolute file_path","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if _, err := filepath.Abs(filePath); err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"unresolvable path %q: %w\", filePath, err)\n}","typeGuard":"func canResolve(p string) bool {\n    _, err := filepath.Abs(p)\n    return err == nil\n}","tryCatchPattern":"var pe *fs.PathError\nif errors.As(err, &pe) {\n    // cwd invalid: restore cwd or pass absolute file_path\n}","preventionTips":["Pass absolute file_path values to the view tool","Ensure the process cwd remains valid for its lifetime","Restart the process from a valid directory after cwd removal"],"tags":["go","filesystem","path-resolution"],"backgroundTag":"path-resolution-failed","analyzedSha":"7944b8e52225d8805e31eacbf7ef24856b0dfb7a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-29T12:48:59.079Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-29T17:17:51.833Z"}