type %q has no built-in CLI shortcut; pass the payload via -

Error message

type %q has no built-in CLI shortcut; pass the payload via --ref '<json>'

What it means

Error "type %q has no built-in CLI shortcut; pass the payload via --ref '<json>'" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:617

			body["resource_ref"] = ref
		case "local_directory":
			pathVal, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("local-path")
			pathVal = strings.TrimSpace(pathVal)
			daemonVal, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("daemon-id")
			daemonVal = strings.TrimSpace(daemonVal)
			if pathVal == "" || daemonVal == "" {
				return fmt.Errorf("local_directory requires --local-path and --daemon-id (or pass a JSON payload via --ref)")
			}
			ref := map[string]any{"local_path": pathVal, "daemon_id": daemonVal}
			if refLabel, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("ref-label"); strings.TrimSpace(refLabel) != "" {
				ref["label"] = strings.TrimSpace(refLabel)
			}
			if mode, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("execution-mode"); strings.TrimSpace(mode) != "" {
				ref["execution_mode"] = strings.TrimSpace(mode)
			}
			body["resource_ref"] = ref
		default:
			return fmt.Errorf("type %q has no built-in CLI shortcut; pass the payload via --ref '<json>'", resourceType)
		}
	}

	if label, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("label"); label != "" {
		body["label"] = label
	}

	client, err := newAPIClient(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

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

	projectRef, err := resolveProjectID(ctx, client, args[0])
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("resolve project: %w", err)

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Solutions

Pass the resource payload via --ref '<json>' for this type.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:617 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/6ea023e67d35e540. Report an issue: GitHub.