garrytan/gstack · error · Error

Editor exited with status ${result.status}; no changes saved

Error message

Editor exited with status ${result.status}; no changes saved.

What it means

Error "Editor exited with status ${result.status}; no changes saved." thrown in garrytan/gstack.

Source

Thrown at browse/src/domain-skill-commands.ts:196

  }
  const slug = getCurrentProjectSlug();
  // Read current body to seed the editor
  const list = await listSkills(slug);
  const current = [...list.project, ...list.global].find((r) => r.host === host);
  if (!current) {
    throw new Error(
      `Cannot edit: no skill for ${host}.\n` +
        'Cause: skill does not exist in this project or global scope.\n' +
        'Action: $B domain-skill save to create one first.'
    );
  }
  const editor = process.env.EDITOR || 'vi';
  const tmpFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `gstack-domain-skill-${process.pid}-${Date.now()}.md`);
  await fs.writeFile(tmpFile, current.body, 'utf8');
  const result = spawnSync(editor, [tmpFile], { stdio: 'inherit' });
  if (result.status !== 0) {
    await fs.unlink(tmpFile).catch(() => {});
    throw new Error(`Editor exited with status ${result.status}; no changes saved.`);
  }
  const newBody = await fs.readFile(tmpFile, 'utf8');
  await fs.unlink(tmpFile).catch(() => {});
  if (newBody === current.body) {
    return `No changes for ${host}.`;
  }
  // Re-save (always per-project; promotion is explicit)
  const page = (global as any).__bm?.getPage?.();
  void page; // we're in the daemon — page available, but for edit we trust the existing host
  const row = await writeSkill({
    host: current.host,
    body: newBody,
    projectSlug: slug,
    source: 'human',
    classifierScore: 0,
  });
  return formatSavedOk(row, slug);
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at browse/src/domain-skill-commands.ts:196 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of garrytan/gstack@94993f7401 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c66de833a0cca2c5. Report an issue: GitHub.