earendil-works/pi · error · ExecutionError

spawn_error

spawn_error

Error message

Working directory does not exist: ${cwd}
Cannot execute bash commands.

What it means

Error "Working directory does not exist: ${cwd} Cannot execute bash commands." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/agent/src/harness/env/nodejs.ts:383

	}

	async exec(
		command: string,
		options?: ShellExecOptions,
	): Promise<Result<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; exitCode: number }, ExecutionError>> {
		if (options?.abortSignal?.aborted) return err(new ExecutionError("aborted", "aborted"));
		const timeoutMsResult = resolveTimeoutMs(options?.timeout);
		if (!timeoutMsResult.ok) return err(timeoutMsResult.error);
		const timeoutMs = timeoutMsResult.value;

		const cwd = options?.cwd ? resolvePath(this.cwd, options.cwd) : this.cwd;
		const shellConfig = await getShellConfig(this.shellPath);
		if (!shellConfig.ok) return shellConfig;
		try {
			await access(cwd, constants.F_OK);
		} catch (error) {
			const cause = toError(error);
			return err(
				new ExecutionError(
					"spawn_error",
					`Working directory does not exist: ${cwd}\nCannot execute bash commands.`,
					cause,
				),
			);
		}

		return await new Promise((resolvePromise) => {
			let stdout = "";
			let stderr = "";
			let settled = false;
			let timedOut = false;
			let callbackError: ExecutionError | undefined;
			let child: ReturnType<typeof spawn> | undefined;
			let timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;

			const onAbort = () => {

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Solutions

1. Create the working directory or fix the cwd path before running bash commands.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/agent/src/harness/env/nodejs.ts:383 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/536f1edc4c8e1020. Report an issue: GitHub.