paperclipai/paperclip · error

Follow-up intent requires a comment

Error message

Follow-up intent requires a comment

What it means

400 validation on issue update. Fires when a follow-up intent (followUpRequested/resume-style flag) is submitted with no comment body — follow-up requests must carry a comment for the agent to act on, so a bare intent flag is rejected.

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/issues.ts:9762

    await logActivity(db, {
      companyId: parent.companyId,
      actorType: actor.actorType,
      actorId: actor.actorId,
      agentId: actor.agentId,
      runId: actor.runId,
      agentApiKeyId: actor.agentApiKeyId,
      action: "issue.child_created",
      entityType: "issue",
      entityId: issue.id,
      details: {
        parentId: parent.id,
        identifier: issue.identifier,
        title: issue.title,
        ...buildCreateIssueActivityStatusDetails(issue, res),
        inheritedExecutionWorkspaceFromIssueId: parent.id,
        ...(Array.isArray(req.body.blockedByIssueIds) ? { blockedByIssueIds: req.body.blockedByIssueIds } : {}),
        ...(parentBlockerAdded ? { parentBlockerAdded: true } : {}),
        ...(serializationContext
          ? {
            watchdogFollowUpsSerialized: true,
            serializedBehindIssueId: currentSerializedChild?.id ?? null,
          }
          : {}),
      },
    });

    if (executionPolicy?.monitor) {
      await logActivity(db, {
        companyId: parent.companyId,
        actorType: actor.actorType,
        actorId: actor.actorId,
        agentId: actor.agentId,
        runId: actor.runId,
        agentApiKeyId: actor.agentApiKeyId,
        action: "issue.monitor_scheduled",

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Solutions

1. Correct the request so it satisfies the condition stated in the error message, then retry; see the throwing line in the named file for the exact check.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/issues.ts:9092 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/4a5d56898583f8b2. Report an issue: GitHub.