paperclipai/paperclip · error

Agent is not ready to duplicate

Error message

Agent is not ready to duplicate

What it means

Error "Agent is not ready to duplicate" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at ui/src/components/AgentActionButtons.tsx:297

      }
    },
    onSuccess: (data, action) => {
      onActionError?.(null);
      invalidateAgent();
      if (action === "terminate") {
        if (!confirmLateNavigationChanges(agentActionStartedDirtyRef)) return;
        onTerminateSuccess?.(data as Agent);
      }
      if (action === "invoke" && navigateToRunOnInvoke && data && typeof data === "object" && "id" in data) {
        if (!confirmLateNavigationChanges(agentActionStartedDirtyRef)) return;
        navigate(`/agents/${canonicalAgentRef}/runs/${(data as HeartbeatRun).id}`);
      }
    },
    onError: (err) => {
      reportError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Action failed");
    },
  });

  const providerTraceAction = useMutation({
    mutationFn: () =>
      agentsApi.invoke(agent.id, resolvedCompanyId ?? undefined, {
        debug: { providerTrace: "raw" },
      }),
    onSuccess: (run) => {
      onActionError?.(null);
      invalidateAgent();
      if (navigateToRunOnInvoke) {
        if (!confirmLateNavigationChanges(agentActionStartedDirtyRef)) return;
        navigate(`/agents/${canonicalAgentRef}/runs/${run.id}`);
      }
    },
    onError: (err) => {
      reportError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to start traced run");
    },
  });

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Solutions

1. Wait until the agent finishes its current transition and reaches a ready state before duplicating it.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at ui/src/components/AgentActionButtons.tsx:295 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@01ad858492 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/dfd783b19995d847. Report an issue: GitHub.