paperclipai/paperclip · error

Could not resolve company

Error message

Could not resolve company "${selector}" in both source and target databases.

What it means

Cross-database company resolution failure: the --company selector (id or issue prefix) matches no company that exists in BOTH the source and target databases, so the merge cannot know which company's data to copy.

Solutions

1. Pass --company with a company id or name that exists in both databases.
2. Verify the company selector and that both instances share the company.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:2330 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/14921edd6690a592. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:3145

      .from(companies),
    input.targetDb
      .select({
        id: companies.id,
        name: companies.name,
        issuePrefix: companies.issuePrefix,
      })
      .from(companies),
  ]);

  const targetById = new Map(targetCompanies.map((company) => [company.id, company]));
  const shared = sourceCompanies.filter((company) => targetById.has(company.id));
  const selector = nonEmpty(input.selector);
  if (selector) {
    const matched = shared.find(
      (company) => company.id === selector || company.issuePrefix.toLowerCase() === selector.toLowerCase(),
    );
    if (!matched) {
      throw new Error(`Could not resolve company "${selector}" in both source and target databases.`);
    }
    return matched;
  }

  if (shared.length === 1) {
    return shared[0];
  }

  if (shared.length === 0) {
    throw new Error("Source and target databases do not share a company id. Pass --company explicitly once both sides match.");
  }

  const options = shared
    .map((company) => `${company.issuePrefix} (${company.name})`)
    .join(", ");
  throw new Error(`Multiple shared companies found. Re-run with --company <id-or-prefix>. Options: ${options}`);
}

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