earendil-works/pi · error · Error

Another managed Pi update is already running.

Error message

Another managed Pi update is already running.

What it means

Error "Another managed Pi update is already running." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/package-manager-cli.ts:181

		} finally {
			releaseLock();
		}
	} catch {
		// A live update owns the staging directory, or cleanup is unavailable.
	}
}

async function runManagedSelfUpdate(managedRoot: string, version: string): Promise<void> {
	if (!MANAGED_RELEASE_VERSION_RE.test(version)) {
		throw new Error(`Invalid managed release version: ${version}`);
	}

	let releaseLock: () => Promise<void>;
	try {
		releaseLock = await lockfile.lock(join(managedRoot, "update"), { realpath: false });
	} catch (error: unknown) {
		if (error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "ELOCKED") {
			throw new Error("Another managed Pi update is already running.");
		}
		throw error;
	}

	let stageDir: string | undefined;
	try {
		cleanupManagedStaging(managedRoot);
		const installerApiBase = (process.env.PI_INSTALLER_API_BASE?.trim() || DEFAULT_INSTALLER_API_BASE).replace(
			/\/+$/,
			"",
		);
		const releaseUrl = `${installerApiBase}/${encodeURIComponent(version)}`;
		const stagingRoot = join(managedRoot, "staging");
		const releasesRoot = join(managedRoot, "releases");
		mkdirSync(releasesRoot, { recursive: true });
		const releaseDir = join(releasesRoot, version);
		if (existsSync(releaseDir)) {
			verifyManagedRelease(releaseDir, version);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/package-manager-cli.ts:181 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/320e5ff85be1920e. Report an issue: GitHub.