earendil-works/pi · error

Invalid trust store ${path}: value for ${JSON.stringify(key)

Error message

Invalid trust store ${path}: value for ${JSON.stringify(key)} must be true, false, or null

What it means

Error "Invalid trust store ${path}: value for ${JSON.stringify(key)} must be true, false, or null" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/trust-manager.ts:118

		return {};
	}

	let parsed: unknown;
	try {
		parsed = JSON.parse(stripBom(readFileSync(path, "utf-8")));
	} catch (error) {
		const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
		throw new Error(`Failed to read trust store ${path}: ${message}`);
	}

	if (typeof parsed !== "object" || parsed === null || Array.isArray(parsed)) {
		throw new Error(`Invalid trust store ${path}: expected an object`);
	}

	const data: TrustFile = {};
	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(parsed)) {
		if (value !== true && value !== false && value !== null) {
			throw new Error(`Invalid trust store ${path}: value for ${JSON.stringify(key)} must be true, false, or null`);
		}
		data[key] = value;
	}
	return data;
}

function writeTrustFile(path: string, data: TrustFile): void {
	const sorted: TrustFile = {};
	for (const key of Object.keys(data).sort()) {
		const value = data[key];
		if (value === true || value === false || value === null) {
			sorted[key] = value;
		}
	}
	mkdirSync(dirname(path), { recursive: true });
	writeFileSync(path, `${JSON.stringify(sorted, null, 2)}\n`, "utf-8");
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/trust-manager.ts:118 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/0790cfea9129960f. Report an issue: GitHub.