paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Could not create working directory

Error message

Could not create working directory "${cwd}": ${reason}

What it means

Error "Could not create working directory "${cwd}": ${reason}" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

1. Fix the reason given (permissions, parent missing) and retry creating "${cwd}".

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts:2545 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/0785922f66f9b599. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts:2608

      args,
      env: Object.fromEntries(
        Object.entries(options.remoteEnv ?? {}).filter((entry): entry is [string, string] => typeof entry[1] === "string"),
      ),
    });
    return {
      command: sshResolved,
      args: spawnTarget.args,
      cwd: process.cwd(),
      cleanup: spawnTarget.cleanup,
    };
  }

  const resolved = await resolveCommandPath(command, cwd, env);
  const executable = resolved ?? command;

  if (options.localProcessSandbox) {
    if (!resolved) {
      throw new Error(`Command not found in PATH: "${command}"`);
    }
    const requestedSandboxCommand = options.localProcessSandbox.command?.trim() || "bwrap";
    const sandboxCommand = await resolveCommandPath(requestedSandboxCommand, cwd, env);
    if (!sandboxCommand) {
      throw new Error(
        `Local process confinement requires Bubblewrap, but "${requestedSandboxCommand}" was not found in PATH. Install bwrap or configure filesystemSandboxCommand.`,
      );
    }
    const sandboxTarget = await buildLocalProcessSandboxSpawnTarget({
      executable,
      args,
      cwd,
      options: options.localProcessSandbox,
    });
    return { ...sandboxTarget, command: sandboxCommand };
  }

  if (process.platform !== "win32") {

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