paperclipai/paperclip · error

Multiple shared companies found. Re-run with --company…

Error message

Multiple shared companies found. Re-run with --company <id-or-prefix>. Options: ${options}

What it means

Cross-database company resolution ambiguity: more than one company id is shared between source and target databases and no --company selector was passed, so the merge refuses to pick one arbitrarily and lists the options.

Solutions

1. Re-run with --company <id-or-prefix> selecting one of the listed options.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:2346 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/0dd337477db4ecf0. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:3161

    );
    if (!matched) {
      throw new Error(`Could not resolve company "${selector}" in both source and target databases.`);
    }
    return matched;
  }

  if (shared.length === 1) {
    return shared[0];
  }

  if (shared.length === 0) {
    throw new Error("Source and target databases do not share a company id. Pass --company explicitly once both sides match.");
  }

  const options = shared
    .map((company) => `${company.issuePrefix} (${company.name})`)
    .join(", ");
  throw new Error(`Multiple shared companies found. Re-run with --company <id-or-prefix>. Options: ${options}`);
}

function renderMergePlan(plan: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof collectMergePlan>>["plan"], extras: {
  sourcePath: string;
  targetPath: string;
  unsupportedRunCount: number;
}): string {
  const terminalWidth = Math.max(60, process.stdout.columns ?? 100);
  const oneLine = (value: string) => value.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
  const truncateToWidth = (value: string, maxWidth: number) => {
    if (maxWidth <= 1) return "";
    if (value.length <= maxWidth) return value;
    return `${value.slice(0, Math.max(0, maxWidth - 1)).trimEnd()}…`;
  };
  const lines = [
    `Mode: preview`,
    `Source: ${extras.sourcePath}`,
    `Target: ${extras.targetPath}`,

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