can1357/oh-my-pi · error

pr://${parsed.number} could not resolve a default repo from

Error message

pr://${parsed.number} could not resolve a default repo from the current session: ${message}
Use pr://<owner>/<repo>/${parsed.number}.

What it means

Thrown by PrProtocolHandler.resolve (packages/coding-agent/src/internal-urls/issue-pr-protocol.ts:593) when a repo-less pr://<n> URL is used and resolveDefaultRepoMemoized cannot infer the owner/repo from the current session (git remotes, gh config). The message instructs the user to disambiguate with pr://<owner>/<repo>/<n>. This is an actionable configuration/environment error, not a bug.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/internal-urls/issue-pr-protocol.ts:593

				throw new Error(`pr:// listing failed: ${message}`);
			}
		}
		if (parsed.kind === "pr-diff") {
			try {
				return await fetchAndRenderPrDiff(url, parsed, context);
			} catch (err) {
				const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
				throw new Error(`pr:// diff resolution failed: ${message}`);
			}
		}
		const cwd = resolveCwd(context);
		let repo = parsed.repo;
		if (!repo) {
			try {
				repo = await resolveDefaultRepoMemoized(cwd, context?.signal);
			} catch (err) {
				const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
				throw new Error(
					`pr://${parsed.number} could not resolve a default repo from the current session: ${message}\nUse pr://<owner>/<repo>/${parsed.number}.`,
				);
			}
		}
		try {
			const lookup = await getOrFetchPr({
				cwd,
				repo,
				number: parsed.number,
				includeComments: parsed.comments,
				signal: context?.signal,
				settings: settingsFromContext(context),
			});
			return buildSingleResource({
				url,
				scheme: "pr",
				parsed,
				rendered: lookup.rendered,

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Solutions

1. Use the fully-qualified URL form: pr://<owner>/<repo>/<n> — this bypasses default-repo detection entirely.
2. cd into the project's git checkout (or pass a ResolveContext whose cwd is inside it) so a GitHub remote can be detected.
3. Ensure the repo has a GitHub remote: `git remote -v`; add one with `git remote add origin git@github.com:owner/repo.git` if missing.
4. Run `gh repo set-default owner/repo` so gh-based default resolution has an unambiguous answer.
5. Read the inner message after the colon — it carries the underlying detection failure.

Example fix

// before
const res = await prHandler.resolve(parse("pr://1234")); // relies on cwd detection
// after
const res = await prHandler.resolve(parse("pr://acme/widgets/1234")); // explicit repo

// Verify a default repo is derivable before using the repo-less form:
const remotes = await $`git remote -v`.cwd(process.cwd()).quiet().nothrow();
const hasGithubRemote = /github\.com[/:][\w.-]+\/[\w.-]+/.test(remotes.text() ?? "");
if (!hasGithubRemote) throw new Error("No GitHub remote; use explicit pr://owner/repo/<n>");

null

try {
  return await prHandler.resolve(parse(`pr://${n}`), ctx);
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof Error && err.message.includes("could not resolve a default repo")) {
    logger.warn("default repo unresolved; ask user for owner/repo");
    return promptForRepoThenResolve(n);
  }
  throw err;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Resolving pr://<n> (no repo segment) when the cwd is not a git repository, the git remote is not a GitHub remote (or absent), or repo detection fails for any other reason (detached/dirty remotes, multiple remotes without origin, SSH remote parsing failure).

Common situations: Running the agent outside a repo or in a bare directory; project hosted on GitLab/Bitbucket so no GitHub remote exists; multiple remotes and no clear default; remote URL in an unrecognized format.

Related errors

• origin remote is unavailable for this repository.
• issue:// listing failed: ${message}
• issue:// resolution failed: ${message}
• pr:// listing failed: ${message}
• pr:// diff resolution failed: ${message}

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