multica-ai/multica · warning

nothing to update — provide --name and/or --color

Error message

nothing to update — provide --name and/or --color

What it means

Thrown by `multica label update` when neither --name nor --color is provided (both default to empty and the body map stays empty). The CLI refuses to send a no-op PATCH/PUT rather than issuing an empty update request.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_label.go:224

		return err
	}
	ctx, cancel := cli.APIContext(context.Background())
	defer cancel()

	labelRef, err := resolveLabelID(ctx, client, args[0])
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("resolve label: %w", err)
	}

	body := map[string]any{}
	if v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("name"); v != "" {
		body["name"] = v
	}
	if v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("color"); v != "" {
		body["color"] = v
	}
	if len(body) == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("nothing to update — provide --name and/or --color")
	}

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

	output, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
	if output == "table" {
		headers := []string{"ID", "NAME", "COLOR"}
		rows := [][]string{{
			strVal(result, "id"),
			strVal(result, "name"),
			strVal(result, "color"),
		}}
		cli.PrintTable(os.Stdout, headers, rows)
		return nil
	}

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Solutions

1. Provide at least one field: `multica label update bug --color #22c55e`
2. Use `multica label get` to inspect a label instead of update
3. In scripts, assert at least one of NAME/COLOR is set before invoking update

Example fix

# before
multica label update bug
# after
multica label update bug --name defect --color #ef4444

# bash: require at least one update field
[[ -n "${NAME:-}" || -n "${COLOR:-}" ]] || { echo "nothing to update" >&2; exit 2; }

When it happens

Trigger: Running `multica label update bug` with no further flags, or with both flags set to empty strings.

Common situations: Users run update expecting an interactive prompt; scripts conditionally build flags and skip both branches; users try to use update to 'view' a label.

Related errors

• --name is required
• --color is required (e.g. #3b82f6)
• --kind must be schedule or webhook
• --cron is required for --kind schedule
• --timezone is only valid with --kind schedule

AI-assisted analysis of multica-ai/multica@2c0912b6ec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/281dfbb2e2668b87. Report an issue: GitHub.