paperclipai/paperclip · error

Current directory is not inside a git repository.

Error message

Current directory is not inside a git repository.

What it means

Environment guard in git workspace detection: running `git rev-parse`-style discovery from the current directory found no enclosing git repository, so worktree operations that need a repo root (repair, make) cannot proceed.

Solutions

1. Run the command from inside a git repository checkout.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:649 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/ebe5de942955d94a. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:698

    execFileSync("git", ["check-ref-format", "--branch", value], {
      cwd,
      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
    });
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`Invalid branch name "${branchName}": ${extractExecSyncErrorMessage(error) ?? String(error)}`);
  }
  return value;
}

function isPrimaryGitWorktree(cwd: string): boolean {
  const workspace = detectGitWorkspaceInfo(cwd);
  return Boolean(workspace && workspace.gitDir === workspace.commonDir);
}

function resolvePrimaryGitRepoRoot(cwd: string): string {
  const workspace = detectGitWorkspaceInfo(cwd);
  if (!workspace) {
    throw new Error("Current directory is not inside a git repository.");
  }
  if (workspace.gitDir === workspace.commonDir) {
    return workspace.root;
  }
  return path.resolve(workspace.commonDir, "..");
}

function resolveRepairWorktreeDirName(branchName: string): string {
  const normalized = branchName.trim()
    .replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9._-]+/g, "-")
    .replace(/-+/g, "-")
    .replace(/^[-._]+|[-._]+$/g, "");
  return normalized || "worktree";
}

function copyDirectoryContents(sourceDir: string, targetDir: string): boolean {
  if (!existsSync(sourceDir)) return false;

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