multica-ai/multica · error

allocate skill dir for %q: %w

Error message

allocate skill dir for %q: %w

What it means

Error "allocate skill dir for %q: %w" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/internal/daemon/execenv/context.go:954

// skill entirely (which would silently drop a Multica skill the agent
// expects to see).
func writeSkillFiles(skillsDir string, skills []SkillContextForEnv, manifest *sidecarManifest) error {
	if err := recordMkdirAll(skillsDir, 0o755, manifest); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("create skills dir: %w", err)
	}

	// resolveSkillSlugs deduplicates within the batch first, so two skills whose
	// names sanitize alike ("A B" / "A-B") get distinct bases here instead of
	// racing for the same directory. The listings derive from the same function,
	// which is what keeps them naming the directories this loop creates.
	// allocateCollisionFreeSkillDir still runs on top, for collisions against
	// directories we did not write (user-installed skills).
	batchSlugs := resolveSkillSlugs(skills)

	for i, skill := range skills {
		slug, dir, err := allocateCollisionFreeSkillDir(skillsDir, batchSlugs[i])
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("allocate skill dir for %q: %w", skill.Name, err)
		}
		if err := recordMkdirAll(dir, 0o755, manifest); err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// ensureSkillFrontmatter synthesises a `name:` value when the
		// upstream skill is missing one. Use the chosen slug (which
		// may differ from baseSlug on collision) so the YAML name
		// matches the directory name; runtimes that key on either
		// stay consistent.
		body := ensureSkillFrontmatter(skill.Content, slug, skill.Description)
		if err := recordWriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "SKILL.md"), []byte(body), 0o644, manifest); err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// Write supporting files. The skill directory is collision-
		// free by construction, so a recordWriteFile collision under
		// it would mean the skill's bundled files list two entries

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Solutions

1. Check disk space and permissions for allocating the skill directory.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/internal/daemon/execenv/context.go:954 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of multica-ai/multica@2c0912b6ec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b9e275bc6d5b4828. Report an issue: GitHub.