paperclipai/paperclip · error

Cannot seed worktree database because source…

Error message

Cannot seed worktree database because source local_encrypted secrets key was not found at ${sourceKeyFilePath}.

What it means

Secrets-materialization guard during worktree seeding: the source instance uses local_encrypted secrets, and the master key file needed to decrypt/re-encrypt secrets for the new worktree does not exist at the resolved source path.

Solutions

1. Restore the source local_encrypted secrets key file at the shown path before seeding the worktree database.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:1074 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/f2c97686f91be6f3. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:1090

      encoding: "utf8",
      mode: 0o600,
    });
    try {
      chmodSync(input.targetKeyFilePath, 0o600);
    } catch {
      // best effort
    }
    return;
  }

  const sourceKeyFileOverride =
    nonEmpty(input.sourceEnvEntries.PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY_FILE) ??
    (allowProcessEnvFallback ? nonEmpty(process.env.PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY_FILE) : null);
  const sourceConfiguredKeyPath = sourceKeyFileOverride ?? input.sourceConfig.secrets.localEncrypted.keyFilePath;
  const sourceKeyFilePath = resolveRuntimeLikePath(sourceConfiguredKeyPath, input.sourceConfigPath);

  if (!existsSync(sourceKeyFilePath)) {
    throw new Error(
      `Cannot seed worktree database because source local_encrypted secrets key was not found at ${sourceKeyFilePath}.`,
    );
  }

  copyFileSync(sourceKeyFilePath, input.targetKeyFilePath);
  try {
    chmodSync(input.targetKeyFilePath, 0o600);
  } catch {
    // best effort
  }
}

export async function ensureEmbeddedPostgres(
  dataDir: string,
  preferredPort: number,
  options: { allowExisting?: boolean } = {},
): Promise<EmbeddedPostgresHandle> {
  const moduleName = "embedded-postgres";

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