paperclipai/paperclip · error

Invalid attention source identity

Error message

Invalid attention source identity

What it means

Error "Invalid attention source identity" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/decision-queues.ts:139

        key: req.params.key as string,
        sourceKind: req.body.sourceKind,
        sourceId: req.body.sourceId,
        authActor: req.actor,
        actor: mutationActor(req),
      });
      res.status(result.created ? 201 : 200).json(result.item);
    },
  );

  router.delete(
    "/companies/:companyId/decision-queues/:key/items/:sourceKind/:sourceId",
    validate(removeDecisionQueueItemSchema),
    async (req, res) => {
      const companyId = req.params.companyId as string;
      await assertDecisionAccess(db, req, companyId, "decision_queue:manage");
      const source = sourceParams(req);
      if (!source) {
        res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid attention source identity" });
        return;
      }
      res.json(await svc.removeItem({
        companyId,
        key: req.params.key as string,
        ...source,
        reason: req.body.reason,
        authActor: req.actor,
        actor: mutationActor(req),
      }));
    },
  );

  router.get("/companies/:companyId/decision-triage/:sourceKind/:sourceId", async (req, res) => {
    const companyId = req.params.companyId as string;
    await assertDecisionAccess(db, req, companyId, "decision_queue:read");
    const source = sourceParams(req);
    if (!source) {

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Solutions

1. Fix the offending parameter to satisfy the constraint stated in the error message (type, range, or allowed values), then retry.
2. Refer to the route's request validation in the named file and the shared validators for the accepted format.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/decision-queues.ts:139 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/1fe3702b5db3928d. Report an issue: GitHub.