paperclipai/paperclip · error · WorkspaceValidationFailure

missing_persisted_execution_workspace

missing_persisted_execution_workspace

Error message

Issue ${issue.identifier ?? issue.id} requires a project execution workspace, but none was persisted before adapter launch.

What it means

Launch-safety guard in the heartbeat pre-launch workspace checks: the issue requires a project execution workspace, but no workspace cwd was persisted before the adapter launch (the persisted workspace record is missing its path). Refusing to launch avoids running the agent against an undefined working directory.

Solutions

1. Ensure an execution workspace is persisted for the issue before adapter launch; retry the run so workspace resolution completes.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/services/heartbeat.ts:2134 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@3f1d897a7c (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e66c9565b9e69de8. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at server/src/services/heartbeat.ts:2549

    // Preserve the closed failure code without copying subprocess output or
    // credentials into the durable run. Setup recovery needs the actual cause.
    if (isWorkspaceGitScanError(error)) throw new WorkspaceGitScanError(error.code, message);
    throw new Error(message);
  }

  try {
    await fs.rename(cloneTmpDir, cwd);
  } catch (renameError) {
    await fs
      .rm(cloneTmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
      .catch(() => undefined);
    // The target appearing between the emptiness check and the rename means another
    // materialization won the race; adopt its checkout instead of failing the run.
    if (await hasAdoptableGitDir()) {
      return { cwd, warning: null };
    }
    const reason =
      renameError instanceof Error ? renameError.message : String(renameError);
    throw new Error(
      `Failed to move managed checkout into place at "${cwd}": ${reason}`,
    );
  }
  return { cwd, warning: null };
}

/** Keep every distinct project repository inside the task's writable/synced root. */
export async function prepareProjectRepositoryWorkspaces(input: {
  cwd: string;
  anchorRepoUrl: string | null;
  workspaces: Array<Pick<typeof projectWorkspaces.$inferSelect, "id" | "repoUrl" | "repoRef"> & { cwd?: string | null }>;
  resolveGitAuth?: GitRemoteAuthProvider | null;
}): Promise<Array<{ workspaceId: string; cwd: string; repoUrl: string; repoRef: string | null }>> {
  const identity = (url: string) => url.trim().replace(/\.git\/?$/, "").replace(/\/$/, "");
  const seen = new Set(input.anchorRepoUrl ? [identity(input.anchorRepoUrl)] : []);
  const selected = input.workspaces.filter((workspace) => {
    if (!workspace.repoUrl || seen.has(identity(workspace.repoUrl))) return false;

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