different-ai/openwork · error

Failed to create the imported plugin.

Error message

Failed to create the imported plugin.

What it means

createImportedPlugin in plugin-editor-screen.tsx throws this fixed message when the import-and-create POST (30s timeout) returns a non-ok response. Unlike the generic postJson path, no status is interpolated, so the server payload attached by getRequestError is the key diagnostic. Means the Den API failed to materialize a plugin from the import draft.

Source

Thrown at ee/apps/den-web/app/(den)/dashboard/_components/plugin-editor-screen.tsx:215

              access: {
                orgWide: shareOrgWide,
                memberIds: shareOrgWide || !orgContext ? [] : [orgContext.currentMember.id],
                teamIds: [],
              },
              authType: draft.authType,
              credentialMode: draft.credentialMode,
              description: description.trim() || null,
              githubUrl: draft.githubUrl,
              marketplaceId: marketplaceId || undefined,
              name: name.trim(),
              selectedSkillKeys: draft.selectedSkillKeys,
              selectedServerKeys: draft.selectedServerKeys,
            }),
          },
          30000,
        );
        if (!result.response.ok) {
          throw getRequestError(result.payload, result.response, "Failed to create the imported plugin.");
        }
        const item = isRecord(result.payload) && isRecord(result.payload.item) ? result.payload.item : null;
        const plugin = item && isRecord(item.plugin) ? item.plugin : null;
        pluginId = plugin && typeof plugin.id === "string" ? plugin.id : null;
      });
      if (!pluginId) throw new Error("The plugin was created, but no id was returned.");

      clearPluginImportDraft();
      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: pluginQueryKeys.all });
      router.push(getPluginRoute(orgSlug, pluginId));
      router.refresh();
    } catch (error) {
      setSaveError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to create the imported plugin.");
    } finally {
      setSaving(false);
    }
  }

View on GitHub (pinned to 2b7df46e8a)

Solutions

1. Re-run the import preview (previewImport) to refresh valid server keys before retrying the create.
2. Reduce the draft scope: deselect unavailable/errored server keys and retry.
3. For 401/403, re-authenticate or confirm import permission in the org.
4. If 502/504, verify the GitHub source URL is public/reachable and retry later.

Example fix

// before: create straight from stale draft
await createImportedPlugin(draft);
// after: refresh selection against a fresh preview
const preview = await previewImport(draft.githubUrl);
draft.selectedServerKeys = draft.selectedServerKeys.filter((k) => preview.serverKeys.includes(k));
await createImportedPlugin(draft);

if (!draft.githubUrl) throw new Error('Run the GitHub import preview first.');
if (!draft.selectedServerKeys?.length) throw new Error('Select at least one server key to import.');

function hasSelectedKeys(v: unknown): v is { selectedServerKeys: string[] } {
  return typeof v === 'object' && v !== null &&
    Array.isArray((v as Record<string, unknown>).selectedServerKeys) &&
    ((v as { selectedServerKeys: unknown[] }).selectedServerKeys.length > 0);
}

try {
  const id = await createImportedPlugin(draft);
  if (!id) throw new Error('The plugin was created, but no id was returned.');
} catch (e) {
  await refreshImportPreview();
  toast(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e));
}

When it happens

Trigger: The import-create POST with the serialized draft (including selectedServerKeys) returns 4xx/5xx: empty or invalid selectedServerKeys (400), GitHub source unreachable server-side (502), permission denied (403), or import size/timeout limits hit (413/504).

Common situations: Importing a GitHub plugin whose repo is private or rate-limited; selecting server keys that were removed from the org; importing a very large plugin manifest that exceeds the 30s window.

Related errors

• Failed to preview GitHub plugin components.
• request_failed
• plugin_ref_not_found
• invalid_payload
• Failed to load desktop policies (${response.status}).

AI-assisted analysis of different-ai/openwork@2b7df46e8a (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7fd5a39161697c4c. Report an issue: GitHub.