jdx/mise · error

no task {} found

Error message

no task {} found

What it means

Error "no task {} found" thrown in jdx/mise.

Source

Thrown at src/task/task_list.rs:366

    let similar = similar_tasks(name, &tasks_for_error);
    if !similar.is_empty() {
        err_msg.push_str("\n\nDid you mean one of these?");
        for task_name in similar {
            err_msg.push_str(&format!("\n  - {}", task_name));
        }
    }

    if !similar_cmds.is_empty() {
        err_msg.push_str("\n\nDid you mean the command:");
        for cmd_name in &similar_cmds {
            err_msg.push_str(&format!("\n  mise {cmd_name}"));
        }
    }

    append_available_tasks(&mut err_msg, &tasks_for_error, showing_all_tasks);

    bail!(err_msg);
}

/// Prompt the user to select a task interactively
async fn prompt_for_task(config: &Arc<Config>, load_all: bool) -> Result<Task> {
    let ctx = load_all.then(TaskLoadContext::all);
    let tasks = config.tasks_with_context(ctx.as_ref()).await?;
    ensure!(
        !tasks.is_empty(),
        "no tasks defined. see {url}",
        url = style::eunderline("https://mise.jdx.dev/tasks/")
    );
    let theme = crate::ui::theme::get_theme();
    let mut s = Select::new("Tasks")
        .description("Select a task to run")
        .filtering(true)
        .filterable(true)
        .theme(&theme);
    for t in tasks.values().filter(|t| !t.hide) {

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Solutions

1. List available tasks with `mise tasks ls` and use one of the printed names.
2. If the task lives in a monorepo subdirectory, reference it as `//path:task`.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/task/task_list.rs:366 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jdx/mise@6f52dcdf99 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cec557238553ce53. Report an issue: GitHub.