earendil-works/pi · error

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

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/coding-agent/src/core/tools/bash.ts:99

/**
 * Create bash operations using pi's built-in local shell execution backend.
 *
 * This is useful for extensions that intercept user_bash and still want pi's
 * standard local shell behavior while wrapping or rewriting commands.
 */
export function createLocalBashOperations(options?: { shellPath?: string }): BashOperations {
	return {
		exec: async (command, cwd, { onData, signal, timeout, env }) => {
			const timeoutMs = resolveTimeoutMs(timeout);
			if (signal?.aborted) {
				throw new Error("aborted");
			}
			const shellConfig = getShellConfig(options?.shellPath);
			try {
				await fsAccess(cwd, constants.F_OK);
			} catch {
				throw new Error(`Working directory does not exist: ${cwd}\nCannot execute bash commands.`);
			}

			const commandFromStdin = shellConfig.commandTransport === "stdin";
			const child = spawn(shellConfig.shell, commandFromStdin ? shellConfig.args : [...shellConfig.args, command], {
				cwd,
				detached: process.platform !== "win32",
				env: env ?? getShellEnv(),
				stdio: [commandFromStdin ? "pipe" : "ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
				windowsHide: true,
			});
			if (commandFromStdin) {
				child.stdin?.on("error", () => {});
				child.stdin?.end(command);
			}
			if (child.pid) trackDetachedChildPid(child.pid);
			let timedOut = false;
			let timeoutHandle: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
			const onAbort = () => {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/bash.ts:99 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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