multica-ai/multica · error

no log file found at %s The daemon may not have been started

Error message

no log file found at %s
The daemon may not have been started in background mode

What it means

Error "no log file found at %s The daemon may not have been started in background mode" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_daemon.go:1551

		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot resolve the state directory for profile %q", profileLabel(profile))
	}
	return logPath, nil
}

func runDaemonLogs(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
	if err := requireHumanLocalCommand("daemon logs"); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	profile := resolveProfile(cmd)
	if err := requireKnownProfile(profile); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	logPath, err := daemonLogSourcePath(profile)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if _, err := os.Stat(logPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
		return fmt.Errorf("no log file found at %s\nThe daemon may not have been started in background mode", logPath)
	}

	follow, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("follow")
	lines, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("lines")

	// Name the file before streaming it. Which daemon.log is live is otherwise
	// unknowable — a stale default-profile log reads fine and looks current —
	// and this command is the only thing that knows the answer. It goes to
	// stderr and is written before the tail starts so `-f` output and any
	// downstream pipe stay clean.
	fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Reading %s (profile: %s)\n", logPath, profileLabel(profile))

	return tailLog(logPath, lines, follow)
}

// daemonAlive reports whether a health response indicates a live daemon
// process on the port — either fully "running" (ready) or still "starting"
// (port bound, preflight in progress). Lifecycle commands that only need to

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Solutions

1. Start the daemon in background mode so a log file is created.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_daemon.go:1551 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/579882b38cec47fa. Report an issue: GitHub.