paperclipai/paperclip · warning · Error

Deletion requires --yes.

Error message

Deletion requires --yes.

What it means

The goal delete subcommand refuses to proceed unless --yes is passed. This is a deliberate guard against accidental destructive action.

Source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/goal.ts:163

            ownerAgentId: parseNullableString(opts.ownerAgentId),
          });
          const updated = await ctx.api.patch<Goal>(apiPath`/api/goals/${goalId}`, payload);
          printOutput(updated, { json: ctx.json });
        } catch (err) {
          handleCommandError(err);
        }
      }),
  );

  addCommonClientOptions(
    goal
      .command("delete")
      .description("Delete a goal")
      .argument("<goalId>", "Goal ID")
      .option("--yes", "Confirm deletion")
      .action(async (goalId: string, opts: GoalDeleteOptions) => {
        try {
          if (!opts.yes) throw new Error("Deletion requires --yes.");
          const ctx = resolveCommandContext(opts);
          const deleted = await ctx.api.delete<Goal>(apiPath`/api/goals/${goalId}`);
          printOutput(deleted, { json: ctx.json });
        } catch (err) {
          handleCommandError(err);
        }
      }),
  );
}

function parseNullableString(value: string | undefined): string | null | undefined {
  if (value === undefined) return undefined;
  return value.trim().toLowerCase() === "null" ? null : value;
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 67001ec6eb)

Solutions

1. Append --yes: `paperclipai goal delete <goalId> --yes`.
2. If scripting, set --yes explicitly after confirming the id.

Example fix

// before
paperclipai goal delete goal_123
// after
paperclipai goal delete goal_123 --yes

if (!opts.yes) throw new Error('Deletion requires --yes.');

When it happens

Trigger: Running `paperclipai goal delete <goalId>` without --yes.

Common situations: Forgot the confirmation flag; running the command for the first time.

Related errors

• Refusing to delete without --yes
• Deletion requires --confirm <secretId> matching the secret I
• This command requires --yes when not running in an interacti
• Aborted.
• Deletion requires --yes.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@67001ec6eb (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b79f4b444786fdfa. Report an issue: GitHub.