earendil-works/pi · error

Failed to resolve ${description} from shell command: ${refer

Error message

Failed to resolve ${description} from shell command: ${reference.config.slice(1)}

What it means

Error "Failed to resolve ${description} from shell command: ${reference.config.slice(1)}" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/resolve-config-value.ts:237

 * Resolve all header values using the same resolution logic as API keys.
 */
export function resolveConfigValueUncached(config: string, env?: Record<string, string>): string | undefined {
	const reference = parseConfigValueReference(config);
	if (reference.type === "command") {
		return executeCommandUncached(reference.config);
	}
	return resolveTemplate(reference.parts, env);
}

export function resolveConfigValueOrThrow(config: string, description: string, env?: Record<string, string>): string {
	const resolvedValue = resolveConfigValueUncached(config, env);
	if (resolvedValue !== undefined) {
		return resolvedValue;
	}

	const reference = parseConfigValueReference(config);
	if (reference.type === "command") {
		throw new Error(`Failed to resolve ${description} from shell command: ${reference.config.slice(1)}`);
	}

	if (reference.type === "template") {
		const missingEnvVars = getMissingConfigValueEnvVarNames(config, env);
		if (missingEnvVars.length === 1) {
			throw new Error(`Failed to resolve ${description} from environment variable: ${missingEnvVars[0]}`);
		}
		if (missingEnvVars.length > 1) {
			throw new Error(`Failed to resolve ${description} from environment variables: ${missingEnvVars.join(", ")}`);
		}
	}

	throw new Error(`Failed to resolve ${description}`);
}

/**
 * Resolve all header values using the same resolution logic as API keys.
 */

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/resolve-config-value.ts:237 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/883bbe6de8182a86. Report an issue: GitHub.