annotate: error parsing name for manifest list %s: %w

Error message

annotate: error parsing name for manifest list %s: %w

What it means

Error "annotate: error parsing name for manifest list %s: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/manifest/annotate.go:128

		},
		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
	}

	flags := cmd.Flags()

	flags.StringVar(&opts.os, "os", "", "Set operating system")
	flags.StringVar(&opts.arch, "arch", "", "Set architecture")
	flags.StringVar(&opts.osVersion, "os-version", "", "Set operating system version")
	flags.StringSliceVar(&opts.osFeatures, "os-features", []string{}, "Set operating system feature")
	flags.StringVar(&opts.variant, "variant", "", "Set architecture variant")

	return cmd
}

func runManifestAnnotate(dockerCLI command.Cli, opts annotateOptions) error {
	targetRef, err := normalizeReference(opts.target)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("annotate: error parsing name for manifest list %s: %w", opts.target, err)
	}
	imgRef, err := normalizeReference(opts.image)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("annotate: error parsing name for manifest %s: %w", opts.image, err)
	}

	manifestStore := newManifestStore(dockerCLI)
	imageManifest, err := manifestStore.Get(targetRef, imgRef)
	switch {
	case errdefs.IsNotFound(err):
		return fmt.Errorf("manifest for image %s does not exist in %s", opts.image, opts.target)
	case err != nil:
		return err
	}

	// Update the mf
	if imageManifest.Descriptor.Platform == nil {
		imageManifest.Descriptor.Platform = new(ocispec.Platform)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/manifest/annotate.go:128 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/dde2e4022acd56d7.json. Report an issue: GitHub.