multica-ai/multica · error

invalid --role %q; expected member or admin

Error message

invalid --role %q; expected member or admin

What it means

Error "invalid --role %q; expected member or admin" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_workspace.go:846

	email := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(args[0]))
	if email == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("email is required")
	}

	// Validate the role client-side to fail fast with a clear message; the
	// server enforces the same rule (normalizeMemberRole rejects unknown roles
	// and CreateInvitation refuses owner). Keep the accepted set in sync.
	role, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("role")
	role = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(role))
	if role == "" {
		role = "member"
	}
	switch role {
	case "member", "admin":
	case "owner":
		return fmt.Errorf("cannot invite as owner; use --role member or --role admin")
	default:
		return fmt.Errorf("invalid --role %q; expected member or admin", role)
	}

	wsID, err := resolveWorkspaceArg(cmd, args[1:])
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if wsID == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("workspace ID is required: pass an id/slug/prefix as argument or set MULTICA_WORKSPACE_ID")
	}

	client, err := newAPIClient(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	ctx, cancel := cli.APIContext(context.Background())
	defer cancel()

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Solutions

1. Use --role member or --role admin.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_workspace.go:846 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/0242113e376bf4b9. Report an issue: GitHub.