microsoft/vscode · error · Error

No active repository found to delete worktree.

Error message

No active repository found to delete worktree.

What it means

Error "No active repository found to delete worktree." thrown in microsoft/vscode.

Source

Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/copilotCLIChatSessions.ts:1071

	metadataStore: IChatSessionMetadataStore,
	logService: ILogService
): IDisposable {
	const disposableStore = new DisposableStore();

	async function deleteSessionById(sessionId: string, options?: { keepWorktree?: boolean; sessionLabel?: string }): Promise<void> {
		const worktree = await copilotCLIWorktreeManagerService.getWorktreeProperties(sessionId);
		const worktreePath = await copilotCLIWorktreeManagerService.getWorktreePath(sessionId);

		await copilotCLISessionService.deleteSession(sessionId);
		await copilotCliWorkspaceSession.deleteTrackedWorkspaceFolder(sessionId);

		if (worktreePath && !options?.keepWorktree) {
			const worktreeExists = await fileSystemService.stat(worktreePath).then(() => true, () => false);
			if (worktreeExists) {
				try {
					const repository = worktree ? await gitService.getRepository(vscode.Uri.file(worktree.repositoryPath), true) : undefined;
					if (!repository) {
						throw new Error(l10n.t('No active repository found to delete worktree.'));
					}
					await gitService.deleteWorktree(repository.rootUri, worktreePath.fsPath, { label: options?.sessionLabel });
				} catch (error) {
					vscode.window.showErrorMessage(l10n.t('Failed to delete worktree: {0}', error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)));
				}
			}
		}

		await contentProvider.refreshSession({ reason: 'delete', sessionId });
	}

	/**
	 * Determine whether the worktree at `worktreePath` is still in use by another
	 * non-archived, non-sub-session sibling. Used to gate worktree deletion.
	 */
	async function shouldKeepWorktreeForOtherSessions(sessionId: string, worktreePath: vscode.Uri): Promise<boolean> {
		const siblings = await getBlockingSiblingSessionsForFolder(
			worktreePath,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/copilotCLIChatSessions.ts:1071 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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