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Invalid --kind value. Use: all, secret, plain

Error message

Invalid --kind value. Use: all, secret, plain

What it means

The secrets declarations --kind option is not one of all/secret/plain, so the declaration filter cannot be applied.

Solutions

1. Pass --kind with one of: all, secret, plain.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/secrets.ts:398 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/secrets.ts:398

        } catch (err) {
          handleCommandError(err);
        }
      }),
  );

  addCommonClientOptions(
    secrets
      .command("declarations")
      .description("List portable env declarations emitted by company export")
      .requiredOption("-C, --company-id <id>", "Company ID")
      .option("--include <values>", "Comma-separated include set: company,agents,projects,issues,tasks,skills", "company,agents,projects")
      .option("--kind <kind>", "Filter declarations: all | secret | plain", "all")
      .action(async (opts: SecretDeclarationsOptions) => {
        try {
          const ctx = resolveCommandContext(opts, { requireCompany: true });
          const kind = opts.kind ?? "all";
          if (!["all", "secret", "plain"].includes(kind)) {
            throw new Error("Invalid --kind value. Use: all, secret, plain");
          }
          const preview = await ctx.api.post<CompanyPortabilityExportPreviewResult>(
            apiPath`/api/companies/${ctx.companyId}/exports/preview`,
            { include: parseSecretsInclude(opts.include) },
          );
          const declarations = (preview?.manifest.envInputs ?? [])
            .filter((entry) => kind === "all" || entry.kind === kind);
          printOutput(ctx.json ? declarations : declarations.map(renderDeclaration), { json: ctx.json });
        } catch (err) {
          handleCommandError(err);
        }
      }),
  );

  addCommonClientOptions(
    secrets
      .command("create")
      .description("Create a Paperclip-managed secret")

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