paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Git install packaging produced

Error message

Git install packaging produced ${workspaceTarballs.length} workspace tarballs; expected ${workspacePackages.length}.

What it means

Packaging consistency guard for git installs: after staging and packing each workspace package, the number of produced tarballs does not match the number of detected workspace packages, meaning some workspace failed to build or pack and the bundled install would be incomplete.

Solutions

1. Retry the git install; if it persists, check the workspace packaging step for failed tarball builds.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/install.ts:300 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/da47e880bae3bc82. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/install.ts:300

    const workspacePackages = resolveGitInstallWorkspacePackages(checkoutPath);
    for (const [index, workspacePackage] of workspacePackages.entries()) {
      const packageDir = path.join(checkoutPath, workspacePackage.dir);
      const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(packageDir, "package.json"), "utf8")) as { bundleDependencies?: string[]; bundledDependencies?: string[] };
      const bundledDependencies = packageJson.bundleDependencies ?? packageJson.bundledDependencies ?? [];
      if (bundledDependencies.length > 0) {
        const stagedPackage = path.join(stagingRoot, `workspace-package-${index}`);
        await runCommand(process.execPath, [path.join(checkoutPath, "scripts", "prepare-bundled-package.mjs"), packageDir, stagedPackage], { cwd: checkoutPath, env: buildEnv(), maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024 });
        await runCommand("npm", ["pack", stagedPackage, "--pack-destination", stagingRoot], { cwd: checkoutPath, env: buildEnv(), maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 });
      } else {
        await runCommand("corepack", ["pnpm", "--dir", workspacePackage.dir, "pack", "--pack-destination", stagingRoot], { cwd: checkoutPath, env: buildEnv({ PAPERCLIP_RELEASE_REUSE_UI_DIST: "1" }), maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024 });
      }
    }
    await runCommand("npm", ["pack", "--pack-destination", stagingRoot], { cwd: path.join(checkoutPath, "cli"), env: buildEnv(), maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 });
    const tarballs = fs.readdirSync(stagingRoot).filter((entry) => entry.endsWith(".tgz"));
    const cliTarball = tarballs.find((entry) => entry === `paperclipai-${metadata.version}.tgz`);
    const workspaceTarballs = tarballs.filter((entry) => entry !== cliTarball);
    if (!cliTarball || workspaceTarballs.length !== workspacePackages.length) {
      throw new Error(`Git install packaging produced ${workspaceTarballs.length} workspace tarballs; expected ${workspacePackages.length}.`);
    }
    await runCommand("npm", ["install", "--prefix", stagedPayload, path.join(stagingRoot, cliTarball), ...workspaceTarballs.map((entry) => path.join(stagingRoot, entry)), "--no-audit", "--no-fund"], { cwd: stagingRoot, maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024 });
    await smokePayload(stagedPayload, metadata.version, runCommand);
    fs.renameSync(stagedPayload, payloadPath);
    return { payloadPath, reused: false, version: metadata.version };
  } finally { fs.rmSync(stagingRoot, { recursive: true, force: true }); }
}

function pathContains(directory: string): boolean {
  const normalized = path.resolve(directory);
  return (process.env.PATH ?? "").split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean).some((entry) => path.resolve(entry) === normalized);
}

function shellRcPath(): string | null {
  const home = process.env.HOME;
  if (!home) return null;
  const shell = path.basename(process.env.SHELL ?? "");
  if (shell === "bash") return path.join(home, ".bashrc");

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