multica-ai/multica · error

cancel task: %w

Error message

cancel task: %w

What it means

Error "cancel task: %w" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_issue.go:2304

	defer cancel()

	issueScope := ""
	if issueInput, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("issue"); issueInput != "" {
		issueRef, err := resolveIssueRef(ctx, client, issueInput)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("resolve issue: %w", err)
		}
		issueScope = issueRef.ID
	}
	taskRef, err := resolveTaskRunID(ctx, client, issueScope, args[0])
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("resolve task run: %w", err)
	}

	var result map[string]any
	path := "/api/tasks/" + url.PathEscape(taskRef.ID) + "/cancel"
	if err := client.PostJSON(ctx, path, map[string]any{}, &result); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("cancel task: %w", err)
	}

	output, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
	if output == "json" {
		return cli.PrintJSON(os.Stdout, result)
	}
	status := strVal(result, "status")
	if status == "" {
		status = "cancelled"
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Task %s -> status=%s\n", taskRef.ID, status)
	return nil
}

func runIssueSearch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
	client, err := newAPIClient(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err

View on GitHub (pinned to 2c0912b6ec)

Solutions

1. Verify the task is still running before cancelling.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_issue.go:2304 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/b87d0b966d2d9e00. Report an issue: GitHub.