nikivdev/code · error

failed to launch ai-taskd (status {})

Error message

failed to launch ai-taskd (status {})

What it means

Error "failed to launch ai-taskd (status {})" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/ai_taskd.rs:122

        println!("ai-taskd already running ({})", socket_path().display());
        return Ok(());
    }

    let exe = std::env::current_exe().context("failed to resolve current executable")?;
    let launch = format!(
        "nohup {} tasks daemon serve >/dev/null 2>&1 &",
        shell_quote(&exe.to_string_lossy())
    );
    let status = Command::new("sh")
        .arg("-lc")
        .arg(launch)
        .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<()> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/ai_taskd.rs:122 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/dd8392f82c334cf7. Report an issue: GitHub.