Args field %s: arg:"inline" must be a struct value, not poin

Error message

Args field %s: arg:"inline" must be a struct value, not pointer

What it means

Compile-time guard: an arg:"inline" field is declared as a pointer type. Inline expansion requires a direct struct value so fields can be flattened by index.

Source

Thrown at shortcuts/common/typed_compile_args.go:114

		}
		seenGo[field.Name] = struct{}{}
		index := append(append([]int(nil), parentIndex...), i)
		if hasArg {
			switch argMode {
			case "local":
				if insideInline {
					return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: arg:\"local\" is not allowed inside inline", field.Name)
				}
				if hasAnyTag(field, "flag", "schema", "cli", "doc", "json") {
					return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: arg:\"local\" cannot declare public input tags", field.Name)
				}
			case "inline":
				if insideInline {
					return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: nested arg:\"inline\" is not allowed", field.Name)
				}
				inlineType := field.Type
				if inlineType.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
					return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: arg:\"inline\" must be a struct value, not pointer", field.Name)
				}
				if inlineType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
					return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: arg:\"inline\" must be a struct, got %s", field.Name, field.Type)
				}
				if hasAnyTag(field, "flag", "schema", "cli", "doc", "json") {
					return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: arg:\"inline\" cannot declare public input tags", field.Name)
				}
				if err := collectArgFields(inlineType, index, true, out, seenGo, supplements); err != nil {
					return err
				}
			default:
				return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: unknown arg mode %q", field.Name, argMode)
			}
			continue
		}
		if !flagNamePattern.MatchString(flagName) {
			return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s: flag %q is not a canonical flag name", field.Name, flagName)
		}

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Solutions

Change the field to a struct value type

Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at shortcuts/common/typed_compile_args.go:114 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of larksuite/cli@7fd6ef3c07 (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2359f1a82b007ea5. Report an issue: GitHub.