multica-ai/multica · error

local_directory: --daemon-id is required (no existing daemon

Error message

local_directory: --daemon-id is required (no existing daemon_id to merge with)

What it means

Error "local_directory: --daemon-id is required (no existing daemon_id to merge with)" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:908

			} else {
				ref["label"] = refLabel
			}
		}
		if modeSet {
			// An empty value clears the field back to the in_place default,
			// mirroring how --ref-label clears a label.
			mode := strings.TrimSpace(mustString(cmd, "execution-mode"))
			if mode == "" {
				delete(ref, "execution_mode")
			} else {
				ref["execution_mode"] = mode
			}
		}
		if v, ok := ref["local_path"].(string); !ok || v == "" {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("local_directory: --local-path is required (no existing local_path to merge with)")
		}
		if v, ok := ref["daemon_id"].(string); !ok || v == "" {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("local_directory: --daemon-id is required (no existing daemon_id to merge with)")
		}
		return ref, true, nil
	default:
		// Unknown type or empty (resource not found) — caller must use --ref.
		if cmd.Flags().Changed("url") || cmd.Flags().Changed("default-branch-hint") ||
			cmd.Flags().Changed("local-path") || cmd.Flags().Changed("daemon-id") ||
			cmd.Flags().Changed("ref-label") || cmd.Flags().Changed("execution-mode") {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("no built-in shortcut for resource type %q; pass the full payload via --ref '<json>'", resourceType)
		}
		return nil, false, nil
	}
}

func mustString(cmd *cobra.Command, name string) string {
	v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(name)
	return v
}

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Solutions

1. Pass --daemon-id; there is no existing daemon_id to merge with.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:908 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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