multica-ai/multica · error

update agent env: %w

Error message

update agent env: %w

What it means

Error "update agent env: %w" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_agent.go:1178

		return err
	}

	ce, ok, err := resolveCustomEnv(cmd)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("specify the new env via --custom-env, --custom-env-stdin, or --custom-env-file (pass '{}' to clear)")
	}

	body := map[string]any{"custom_env": ce}

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

	var result map[string]any
	if err := client.PutJSON(ctx, "/api/agents/"+args[0]+"/env", body, &result); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("update agent env: %w", err)
	}

	output, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
	if output == "json" {
		return cli.PrintJSON(os.Stdout, result)
	}

	env, _ := result["custom_env"].(map[string]any)
	fmt.Printf("Env updated for agent %s (%d keys)\n", args[0], len(env))
	return nil
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

// parseCustomEnv parses the --custom-env flag value (a JSON object literal)
// into a string map suitable for the request body. The clear-all signal is

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Solutions

1. Check server connectivity and permissions, then retry updating the agent env.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_agent.go:1178 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/824655bb865f71d4. Report an issue: GitHub.