nikivdev/code · error

git push {} {} failed

Error message

git push {} {} failed

What it means

The push auto-fix loop exhausted its retry budget (`attempts > max_attempts`) or auto-fix was disabled while the push kept failing. If auto-fix is off, the combined git output is printed first, then this error bails.

Source

Thrown at src/sync.rs:5602

            || combined.contains("eslint")
            || combined.contains("error:")
            || combined.contains("failed to push");

        // Prompt user if not already in auto-fix mode
        let should_fix = if auto_fix {
            true
        } else if is_hook_failure && attempts == 1 {
            sync_stdoutln!("{}", combined);
            prompt_for_push_fix()?
        } else {
            false
        };

        if !should_fix || attempts > max_attempts {
            if !should_fix {
                sync_stdoutln!("{}", combined);
            }
            bail!("git push {} {} failed", remote, branch);
        }

        sync_progressln!(
            "Push failed (attempt {}/{}), attempting auto-fix with Claude Opus...",
            attempts,
            max_attempts
        );

        // Run Claude to fix the errors (fallback to opencode glm if Claude fails)
        let mut fixed = try_claude_fix(&combined)?;
        if !fixed {
            sync_progressln!("Claude fix failed; trying opencode glm...");
            fixed = try_opencode_fix(&combined)?;
        }
        if !fixed {
            sync_stdoutln!("{}", combined);
            bail!("Auto-fix failed. Run manually:\n  claude 'fix these errors: ...'");
        }

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Solutions

1. Read the combined push output printed above the error
2. `git pull --rebase <remote> <branch>` then push again
3. Re-run sync with auto-fix enabled to let the agent attempt repairs

Example fix

// before: push failing on stale branch
git pull --rebase origin main
git push origin main
// after: push succeeds

git fetch origin && git rev-list --left-right --count HEAD...origin/main
# if behind count > 0, pull --rebase before syncing/pushing

match sync() {
    Err(e) if e.contains("git push") && e.contains("failed") => {
        run("git", &["pull", "--rebase"]);
        // then retry sync, ideally with auto-fix enabled
    }
    r => r?,
}

When it happens

Trigger: `git push <remote> <branch>` failed repeatedly; either `should_fix` false (no auto-fix allowed) or max auto-fix attempts exceeded without success.

Common situations: Remote moved ahead (needs pull/rebase); rejected non-fast-forward; auth/permission errors on the remote; protected branch policies.

Related errors

• No git remotes configured; cannot push PR head {}
• failed to push PR head {} to any remote: {}
• git push failed
• remote '{}' already points to {} refusing to overwrite witho
• {}. Git index stayed locked after {} retr{}; close competing

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/08929f96c69d522a. Report an issue: GitHub.