github/spec-kit · error · IntegrationDescriptorError

requires.tools must be a list

Error message

requires.tools must be a list

What it means

Error "requires.tools must be a list" thrown in github/spec-kit.

Source

Thrown at src/specify_cli/integrations/catalog.py:751

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        requires = self.data["requires"]
        if not isinstance(requires, dict):
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "'requires' must be a mapping"
            )
        if "speckit_version" not in requires:
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "Missing requires.speckit_version"
            )
        if not isinstance(requires["speckit_version"], str) or not requires["speckit_version"].strip():
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "requires.speckit_version must be a non-empty string"
            )
        tools = requires.get("tools")
        if tools is not None:
            if not isinstance(tools, list):
                raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                    "requires.tools must be a list"
                )
            for tool in tools:
                if not isinstance(tool, dict):
                    raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                        "Each requires.tools entry must be a mapping"
                    )
                tool_name = tool.get("name")
                if not isinstance(tool_name, str) or not tool_name.strip():
                    raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                        "requires.tools entry 'name' must be a non-empty string"
                    )

        provides = self.data["provides"]
        if not isinstance(provides, dict):
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "'provides' must be a mapping"
            )

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Solutions

1. Make requires.tools a list in the descriptor.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/specify_cli/integrations/catalog.py:751 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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