paperclipai/paperclip · error

timed out

Error message

${action} timed out: ${result.stderr.trim()}

What it means

Error "${action} timed out: ${result.stderr.trim()}" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

1. Increase the timeout for the action or fix the command so it completes faster; inspect stderr in the message.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/cloudflare/bridge-template/src/routes.ts:118 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 paperclipai/paperclip@120ae5428f (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6b09cf4265481afd. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/cloudflare/bridge-template/src/routes.ts:118

  },
  command: string,
  args: string[],
  cwd = "/",
) {
  return await executeInSandbox({
    sandbox,
    command,
    args,
    cwd,
    timeoutMs: options.timeoutMs,
    sessionStrategy: options.sessionStrategy,
    sessionId: options.sessionId,
  });
}

function requireZeroExit(action: string, result: { exitCode: number | null; timedOut: boolean; stderr: string }) {
  if (result.timedOut) {
    throw new Error(`${action} timed out: ${result.stderr.trim()}`);
  }
  if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
    throw new Error(
      `${action} failed with exit code ${result.exitCode ?? "null"}${result.stderr.trim() ? `: ${result.stderr.trim()}` : ""}`,
    );
  }
}

async function ensureWorkspace(
  sandbox: CloudflareSandbox,
  options: {
    remoteCwd: string;
    sessionStrategy: SessionStrategy;
    sessionId: string;
    timeoutMs: number;
  },
) {
  const result = await execLeaseUtility(sandbox, options, "mkdir", ["-p", options.remoteCwd], "/");

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