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

Error message

no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --priority, --assignee, etc.

What it means

Error "no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --priority, --assignee, etc." thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_issue.go:1354

				return fmt.Errorf("resolve parent issue: %w", err)
			}
			body["parent_issue_id"] = parent.ID
		}
	}
	if cmd.Flags().Changed("stage") {
		stage, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("stage")
		if stage < 1 {
			return fmt.Errorf("--stage must be >= 1")
		}
		body["stage"] = stage
	}
	if cmd.Flags().Changed("position") {
		v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetFloat64("position")
		body["position"] = v
	}

	if len(body) == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("no fields to update; use flags like --title, --status, --priority, --assignee, etc.")
	}
	if noStart {
		body["suppress_run"] = true
	}

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

	output, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
	if output == "table" {
		headers := []string{"KEY", "TITLE", "STATUS", "PRIORITY"}
		rows := [][]string{{
			issueDisplayKey(result),
			strVal(result, "title"),
			strVal(result, "status"),
			strVal(result, "priority"),

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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_issue.go:1354 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/866da9a2f847b2b9. Report an issue: GitHub.