paperclipai/paperclip · error

Goal not found

Error message

Goal not found

What it means

Error "Goal not found" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/goals.ts:56

      action: "goal.created",
      entityType: "goal",
      entityId: goal.id,
      details: { title: goal.title },
    });
    const telemetryClient = getTelemetryClient();
    if (telemetryClient) {
      trackGoalCreated(telemetryClient, { goalLevel: goal.level });
    }
    res.status(201).json(goal);
  });

  router.patch("/goals/:id", validate(updateGoalSchema), async (req, res) => {
    const id = req.params.id as string;
    const existing = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, svc.getById(id), "Goal not found");
    if (!existing) return;
    const goal = await svc.update(id, req.body);
    if (!goal) {
      res.status(404).json({ error: "Goal not found" });
      return;
    }

    const actor = getActorInfo(req);
    await logActivity(db, {
      companyId: goal.companyId,
      actorType: actor.actorType,
      actorId: actor.actorId,
      agentId: actor.agentId,
      action: "goal.updated",
      entityType: "goal",
      entityId: goal.id,
      details: req.body,
    });

    res.json(goal);
  });

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Solutions

1. Verify the id in the request path or body refers to an existing record in this company; re-list the parent collection to get a valid id.
2. Check that the record was not deleted or archived, and that the request is scoped to the correct companyId.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/goals.ts:56 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/615a372f32765589. Report an issue: GitHub.