multica-ai/multica · error

--custom-env-file: path must not be empty

Error message

--custom-env-file: path must not be empty

What it means

Error "--custom-env-file: path must not be empty" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_agent.go:1280

		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("--custom-env, --custom-env-stdin, and --custom-env-file are mutually exclusive; pick one")
	}

	var raw string
	switch {
	case inline:
		raw, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString("custom-env")
	case fromStdin:
		buf, err := io.ReadAll(cmd.InOrStdin())
		if err != nil {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("read --custom-env-stdin: %w", err)
		}
		raw = string(buf)
		if strings.TrimSpace(raw) == "" {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("--custom-env-stdin: empty input; pass '{}' to clear")
		}
	case fromFile:
		if filePath == "" {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("--custom-env-file: path must not be empty")
		}
		buf, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
		if err != nil {
			// Filesystem errors may include the path but not the contents —
			// safe to surface via %w.
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("read --custom-env-file: %w", err)
		}
		raw = string(buf)
		if strings.TrimSpace(raw) == "" {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("--custom-env-file %q: empty contents; pass '{}' to clear", filePath)
		}
	}

	ce, err := parseCustomEnv(raw)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, false, err
	}
	return ce, true, nil

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Solutions

1. Provide a non-empty path for --custom-env-file.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_agent.go:1280 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/6512fe9621921d65. Report an issue: GitHub.