multica-ai/multica · error

cascade delete runtime: %w

Error message

cascade delete runtime: %w

What it means

Error "cascade delete runtime: %w" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_runtime.go:251

	conflict, ok := runtimeDeleteConflict(err)
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("delete runtime: %w", err)
	}

	cascade, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("cascade")
	if !cascade {
		return fmt.Errorf(
			"delete runtime: runtime has active agents bound to it (%s); rebind them to another runtime first, or rerun with --cascade to unbind them and delete the runtime (the agents and their history are kept)",
			strings.Join(conflict.AgentDisplays(), ", "),
		)
	}

	body := map[string]any{
		"expected_active_agent_ids": conflict.AgentIDs(),
	}
	var result map[string]any
	if err := client.PostJSON(ctx, "/api/runtimes/"+runtimeID+"/unbind-agents-and-delete", body, &result); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("cascade delete runtime: %w", err)
	}
	result["id"] = runtimeID
	result["deleted"] = true
	return printRuntimeDeleteResult(cmd, result)
}

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

	machine, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("machine")
	body := map[string]any{"custom_name": args[1]}
	if machine {
		body["apply_to_machine"] = true
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to 2c0912b6ec)

Solutions

1. Check the server response for details and retry the cascade delete.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_runtime.go:251 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/f04b0dd42f633e5e. Report an issue: GitHub.