paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

No company found by shortname/prefix

Error message

No company found by shortname/prefix '${selector}'.

What it means

With --by prefix, no company's issuePrefix matches the selector case-insensitively, so the shortname-mode lookup in resolveCompanyForDeletion failed.

Solutions

1. Verify the issue prefix with `paperclipai company list` and re-run with the correct prefix.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1294 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/5d2bb65b8edc1b3b. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1294

): Company {
  const selector = normalizeSelector(selectorRaw);
  if (!selector) {
    throw new Error("Company selector is required.");
  }

  const idMatch = companies.find((company) => company.id === selector);
  const prefixMatch = companies.find((company) => matchesPrefix(company, selector));

  if (by === "id") {
    if (!idMatch) {
      throw new Error(`No company found by ID '${selector}'.`);
    }
    return idMatch;
  }

  if (by === "prefix") {
    if (!prefixMatch) {
      throw new Error(`No company found by shortname/prefix '${selector}'.`);
    }
    return prefixMatch;
  }

  if (idMatch && prefixMatch && idMatch.id !== prefixMatch.id) {
    throw new Error(
      `Selector '${selector}' is ambiguous (matches both an ID and a shortname). Re-run with --by id or --by prefix.`,
    );
  }

  if (idMatch) return idMatch;
  if (prefixMatch) return prefixMatch;

  throw new Error(
    `No company found for selector '${selector}'. Use company ID or issue prefix (for example PAP).`,
  );
}

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