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load-html: file not found at ${absolutePath}. Check spelling

Error message

load-html: file not found at ${absolutePath}. Check spelling or copy the file under ${process.cwd()} or ${TEMP_DIR}.

What it means

Error "load-html: file not found at ${absolutePath}. Check spelling or copy the file under ${process.cwd()} or ${TEMP_DIR}." thrown in garrytan/gstack.

Source

Thrown at browse/src/write-commands.ts:277

      const absolutePath = path.resolve(filePath);

      // Safe-dirs check (reuses canonical read-side policy)
      try {
        validateReadPath(absolutePath);
      } catch (e: any) {
        throw new Error(
          `load-html: ${absolutePath} must be under ${SAFE_DIRECTORIES.join(' or ')} (security policy). Copy the file into the project tree or /tmp first.`
        );
      }

      // stat check — reject non-file targets with actionable error
      let stat: fs.Stats;
      try {
        stat = await fs.promises.stat(absolutePath);
      } catch (e: any) {
        if (e.code === 'ENOENT') {
          throw new Error(
            `load-html: file not found at ${absolutePath}. Check spelling or copy the file under ${process.cwd()} or ${TEMP_DIR}.`
          );
        }
        throw e;
      }
      if (stat.isDirectory()) {
        throw new Error(`load-html: ${absolutePath} is a directory, not a file. Pass a .html file.`);
      }
      if (!stat.isFile()) {
        throw new Error(`load-html: ${absolutePath} is not a regular file.`);
      }

      // Size cap
      const MAX_BYTES = parseInt(process.env.GSTACK_BROWSE_MAX_HTML_BYTES || '', 10) || (50 * 1024 * 1024);
      if (stat.size > MAX_BYTES) {
        throw new Error(
          `load-html: file too large (${stat.size} bytes > ${MAX_BYTES} cap). Raise with GSTACK_BROWSE_MAX_HTML_BYTES=<N> or split the HTML.`
        );

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at browse/src/write-commands.ts:277 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/ccd32dd7fa644dd8. Report an issue: GitHub.