docker/cli · error · invalidParameter

invalid context: no metadata found

Error message

invalid context: no metadata found

What it means

Error "invalid context: no metadata found" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/context/store/store.go:429

			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			if err := s.CreateOrUpdate(meta); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			importedMetaFile = true
		} else if strings.HasPrefix(hdr.Name, "tls/") {
			data, err := io.ReadAll(tr)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			if err := importEndpointTLS(&tlsData, hdr.Name, data); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	}
	if !importedMetaFile {
		return invalidParameter(errors.New("invalid context: no metadata found"))
	}
	return s.ResetTLSMaterial(name, &tlsData)
}

func importZip(name string, s Writer, reader io.Reader) error {
	body, err := io.ReadAll(&limitedReader{R: reader, N: maxAllowedFileSizeToImport})
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(body), int64(len(body)))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	tlsData := ContextTLSData{
		Endpoints: map[string]EndpointTLSData{},
	}

	var importedMetaFile bool

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/context/store/store.go:429 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/d7af6841b5036b88.json. Report an issue: GitHub.