github/github-mcp-server · error

path must be relative to the repository root (no leading '/'

Error message

path must be relative to the repository root (no leading '/')

What it means

Error "path must be relative to the repository root (no leading '/')" thrown in github/github-mcp-server.

Source

Thrown at pkg/github/repositories.go:2453

					Email githubv4.String
					User  *struct {
						Login githubv4.String
						URL   githubv4.String
					}
				}
			}
		}
	} `graphql:"blame(path: $path)"`
}

// validateBlamePath rejects empty, leading-slash, traversal-laden, or
// control-character paths before any network call is made.
func validateBlamePath(p string) error {
	if strings.TrimSpace(p) == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("path must not be empty")
	}
	if strings.HasPrefix(p, "/") {
		return fmt.Errorf("path must be relative to the repository root (no leading '/')")
	}
	if slices.Contains(strings.Split(p, "/"), "..") {
		return fmt.Errorf("path must not contain '..' segments")
	}
	for _, r := range p {
		if r < 0x20 || r == 0x7f {
			return fmt.Errorf("path must not contain control characters")
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func GetFileBlame(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.ServerTool {
	st := NewTool(
		ToolsetMetadataRepos,
		mcp.Tool{
			Name: "get_file_blame",
			Description: t("TOOL_GET_FILE_BLAME_DESCRIPTION",

View on GitHub (pinned to 0ea1f775a7)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/github/repositories.go:2453 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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