cline/cline · error · Error

Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.providerI

Error message

Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.providerIds must be a string array when provided

What it means

Error "Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.providerIds must be a string array when provided" thrown in cline/cline.

Source

Thrown at sdk/packages/core/src/extensions/plugin/plugin-loader.ts:69

		throw new Error(
			`Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: missing required "manifest"`,
		);
	}
	if (!hasValidStringArray(plugin.manifest.capabilities)) {
		throw new Error(
			`Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.capabilities must be a string array`,
		);
	}
	if (plugin.manifest.capabilities.length === 0) {
		throw new Error(
			`Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.capabilities cannot be empty`,
		);
	}
	if (
		Object.hasOwn(plugin.manifest, "providerIds") &&
		!hasValidStringArray(plugin.manifest.providerIds)
	) {
		throw new Error(
			`Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.providerIds must be a string array when provided`,
		);
	}
	if (
		Object.hasOwn(plugin.manifest, "modelIds") &&
		!hasValidStringArray(plugin.manifest.modelIds)
	) {
		throw new Error(
			`Invalid plugin module at ${absolutePath}: manifest.modelIds must be a string array when provided`,
		);
	}
}

function validatePluginExport(
	plugin: unknown,
	absolutePath: string,
): asserts plugin is PluginLike {
	if (!isObject(plugin)) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at sdk/packages/core/src/extensions/plugin/plugin-loader.ts:69 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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