larksuite/cli · error

Args field %s: nested arg:"inline" is not allowed

Error message

Args field %s: nested arg:"inline" is not allowed

What it means

Compile-time guard: an arg:"inline" field appears inside another inline struct. Inline expansion is limited to one level of nesting.

Source

Thrown at shortcuts/common/typed_compile_args.go:110

			return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s must declare exactly one of flag or arg", field.Name)
		}
		if _, duplicate := seenGo[field.Name]; duplicate {
			return fmt.Errorf("Args field %s is duplicated through inline expansion", field.Name)
		}
		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

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Solutions

1. Flatten the nested struct or inline only the outer level

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at shortcuts/common/typed_compile_args.go:110 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/951da832a66303a4. Report an issue: GitHub.