multica-ai/multica · error

--metadata %s: encode value: %w

Error message

--metadata %s: encode value: %w

What it means

Error "--metadata %s: encode value: %w" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_issue_metadata.go:46

	}
	out := make(map[string]any, len(pairs))
	for _, pair := range pairs {
		idx := strings.IndexByte(pair, '=')
		if idx <= 0 {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("--metadata %q must be in key=value form", pair)
		}
		key := pair[:idx]
		raw := pair[idx+1:]
		if _, dup := out[key]; dup {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("--metadata key %q given more than once; combine into a single filter", key)
		}
		encoded, err := parseMetadataValue(raw, "")
		if err != nil {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("--metadata %s: %w", key, err)
		}
		var v any
		if err := json.Unmarshal(encoded, &v); err != nil {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("--metadata %s: encode value: %w", key, err)
		}
		out[key] = v
	}
	buf, err := json.Marshal(out)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("encode metadata filter: %w", err)
	}
	return string(buf), nil
}

// multica issue metadata {list|get|set|delete} — KV map attached to each issue
// for agent pipeline state. See server/internal/handler/issue_metadata.go for
// the constraints (key regex, 50-key cap, primitive-only values, 8KB blob).

var issueMetadataCmd = &cobra.Command{
	Use:   "metadata",
	Short: "Manage per-issue metadata (KV)",
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 2c0912b6ec)

Solutions

1. Use a value that can be encoded (string, number, or bool).

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_issue_metadata.go:46 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/589b73dae79828d3. Report an issue: GitHub.