no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --des

Error message

no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --description, --icon, --lead, --start-date, --due-date

What it means

Error "no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --description, --icon, --lead, --start-date, --due-date" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:444

		if resolveErr != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("resolve lead: %w", resolveErr)
		}
		body["lead_type"] = aType
		body["lead_id"] = aID
	}
	// Changed() (not "") so an explicit --start-date "" reaches the server as a
	// clear, mirroring the issue update CLI.
	if cmd.Flags().Changed("start-date") {
		v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("start-date")
		body["start_date"] = v
	}
	if cmd.Flags().Changed("due-date") {
		v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("due-date")
		body["due_date"] = v
	}

	if len(body) == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --description, --icon, --lead, --start-date, --due-date")
	}

	var result map[string]any
	if err := client.PutJSON(ctx, "/api/projects/"+projectRef.ID, body, &result); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("update project: %w", err)
	}

	output, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
	if output == "table" {
		headers := []string{"ID", "TITLE", "STATUS"}
		rows := [][]string{{
			strVal(result, "id"),
			strVal(result, "title"),
			strVal(result, "status"),
		}}
		cli.PrintTable(os.Stdout, headers, rows)
		return nil
	}

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Solutions

Pass at least one field to update, e.g. --title or --status.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:444 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/94eb004813805a43. Report an issue: GitHub.