charmbracelet/crush · error

failed to answer question batch: status code %d

Error message

failed to answer question batch: status code %d

What it means

AnswerQuestionBatch requires HTTP 200 from /workspaces/{id}/questions/answer. Any non-200 status produces this error with the code embedded. The server rejected the answer submission, so the question remains pending (or was rejected).

Source

Thrown at internal/client/proto.go:706

	}
	var resp proto.PermissionGrantResponse
	if err := json.NewDecoder(rsp.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode grant permission response: %w", err)
	}
	return resp.Resolved, nil
}

// AnswerQuestionBatch submits answers for a batch question on a
// workspace. Returns true if this call resolved the pending
// request, false if already resolved by another caller.
func (c *Client) AnswerQuestionBatch(ctx context.Context, id string, req proto.QuestionAnswer) (bool, error) {
	rsp, err := c.post(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("/workspaces/%s/questions/answer", id), nil, jsonBody(req), http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}})
	if err != nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to answer question batch: %w", err)
	}
	defer rsp.Body.Close()
	if rsp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to answer question batch: status code %d", rsp.StatusCode)
	}
	var resp proto.QuestionAnswerResponse
	if err := json.NewDecoder(rsp.Body).Decode(&resp); err != nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode answer question batch response: %w", err)
	}
	return resp.Resolved, nil
}

// CancelQuestionBatch cancels the pending question batch on a
// workspace. Returns true if a question was cancelled, false if
// none was pending.
func (c *Client) CancelQuestionBatch(ctx context.Context, id string) (bool, error) {
	rsp, err := c.post(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("/workspaces/%s/questions/cancel", id), nil, nil, http.Header{})
	if err != nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to cancel question batch: %w", err)
	}
	defer rsp.Body.Close()
	if rsp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {

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Solutions

1. Read the status code in the error message and act: re-authenticate on 401/403, refresh the workspace id on 404, check server logs on 5xx.
2. Validate the QuestionAnswer payload (IDs, format) against the current proto schema before sending.
3. Re-authenticate if credentials expired.
4. Retry after fixing the cause; check client/server version compatibility if 400 persists.

// Sanity-check the answer payload before sending
if answer.ID == "" || len(answer.Answers) == 0 {
	return errors.New("question answer requires an id and at least one answer")
}

_, err := client.AnswerQuestionBatch(ctx, wsID, answer)
if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status code") {
	if isAuthStatus(err) { // 401/403
		return reauthenticateAndRetry(ctx, wsID, answer)
	}
	return fmt.Errorf("answering questions on %s: %w", wsID, err)
}

When it happens

Trigger: POSTing answers with an invalid/expired workspace id (404), insufficient auth (401/403), a QuestionAnswer payload the server rejects (400), or a server fault (5xx).

Common situations: Workspace id stale after reconnect; token expiry mid-session; client/server protocol mismatch; server 500 while persisting the answer.

Related errors

• failed to cancel question batch: status code %d
• failed to grant permission: status code %d
• failed to refresh OAuth token: status code %d
• failed to check project init: status code %d
• failed to mark project initialized: status code %d

AI-assisted analysis of charmbracelet/crush@7944b8e522 (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8c29730389392564. Report an issue: GitHub.