nikivdev/code · error

ai-taskd failed to start within timeout (socket: {})

Error message

ai-taskd failed to start within timeout (socket: {})

What it means

Error "ai-taskd failed to start within timeout (socket: {})" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/ai_taskd.rs:134

        .stdin(Stdio::null())
        .stdout(Stdio::null())
        .stderr(Stdio::null())
        .status()
        .context("failed to launch ai-taskd")?;
    if !status.success() {
        bail!("failed to launch ai-taskd (status {})", status);
    }

    let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(3);
    while Instant::now() < deadline {
        if ping().is_ok() {
            println!("ai-taskd started ({})", socket_path().display());
            return Ok(());
        }
        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
    }

    bail!(
        "ai-taskd failed to start within timeout (socket: {})",
        socket_path().display()
    )
}

pub fn stop() -> Result<()> {
    let response = match send_request(&TaskdRequest::Stop, WireEncoding::Json) {
        Ok(response) => response,
        Err(error) => {
            let message = format!("{error:#}");
            if message.contains("Connection refused")
                || message.contains("No such file or directory")
            {
                fs::remove_file(socket_path()).ok();
                fs::remove_file(pid_path()).ok();
                println!("ai-taskd already stopped");
                return Ok(());
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/ai_taskd.rs:134 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Timeouts: ETIMEDOUT, deadlines, and hung requests — what actually expires when a request times out.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fc3748f7a1b34468. Report an issue: GitHub.