multica-ai/multica · error

--role is required

Error message

--role is required

What it means

Error "--role is required" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_squad.go:367

	Use:   "set-role <squad-id>",
	Short: "Change a squad member's role",
	Args:  exactArgs(1),
	RunE:  runSquadMemberSetRole,
}

func runSquadMemberSetRole(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
	memberID, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("member-id")
	memberType, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("member-type")
	role, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("role")

	if memberID == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("--member-id is required")
	}
	if memberType != "agent" && memberType != "member" {
		return fmt.Errorf("--member-type must be 'agent' or 'member'")
	}
	if role == "" {
		return fmt.Errorf("--role is required")
	}

	client, err := newAPIClient(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	ctx, cancel := cli.APIContext(context.Background())
	defer cancel()

	body := map[string]any{
		"member_type": memberType,
		"member_id":   memberID,
		"role":        role,
	}

	var result map[string]any
	if err := client.PatchJSON(ctx, "/api/squads/"+args[0]+"/members/role", body, &result); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("set member role: %w", err)

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Solutions

1. Pass --role with the member role.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_squad.go:367 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/217d46d9ed7d3961. Report an issue: GitHub.