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Deletion requires --confirm

Error message

Deletion requires --confirm <value> where value matches the company ID or issue prefix.

What it means

--yes was passed but --confirm was empty, so assertDeleteConfirmation cannot verify the operator means this specific company; the typed confirmation value is mandatory for company deletion.

Solutions

1. Pass --confirm <value> where value is the company ID or its issue prefix.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1320 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@120ae5428f (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/dd67e7c623f0f1f7. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1320

    );
  }

  if (idMatch) return idMatch;
  if (prefixMatch) return prefixMatch;

  throw new Error(
    `No company found for selector '${selector}'. Use company ID or issue prefix (for example PAP).`,
  );
}

export function assertDeleteConfirmation(company: Company, opts: CompanyDeleteOptions): void {
  if (!opts.yes) {
    throw new Error("Deletion requires --yes.");
  }

  const confirm = opts.confirm?.trim();
  if (!confirm) {
    throw new Error(
      "Deletion requires --confirm <value> where value matches the company ID or issue prefix.",
    );
  }

  const confirmsById = confirm === company.id;
  const confirmsByPrefix = confirm.toUpperCase() === company.issuePrefix.toUpperCase();
  if (!confirmsById && !confirmsByPrefix) {
    throw new Error(
      `Confirmation '${confirm}' does not match target company. Expected ID '${company.id}' or prefix '${company.issuePrefix}'.`,
    );
  }
}

function assertDeleteFlags(opts: CompanyDeleteOptions): void {
  if (!opts.yes) {
    throw new Error("Deletion requires --yes.");
  }
  if (!opts.confirm?.trim()) {

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