paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

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

Error message

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

What it means

Thrown by resolveCompanyForDeletion when by==='prefix' (or auto resolves to prefix) and no company matches the selector by issue prefix. Prefix matching is case-insensitive exact equality against company.issuePrefix.

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).`,
  );
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 67001ec6eb)

Solutions

1. Run 'paperclipai company list' and read the exact issue prefix column.
2. If you actually have the id, use '--by id' instead.
3. Drop --by to let auto-resolution attempt both id and prefix.
4. Double-check capitalization is irrelevant (match is case-insensitive) but spelling matters.

Example fix

# before
paperclipai company delete PPA --by prefix --yes --confirm PPA
# after
grep -i prefix <(paperclipai company list)  # confirm exact prefix
paperclipai company delete PAP --by prefix --yes --confirm PAP

function ensureCompanyByPrefix(companies: { issuePrefix: string }[], selector: string): void {
  const upper = selector.toUpperCase();
  if (!companies.some((c) => c.issuePrefix.toUpperCase() === upper)) {
    throw new Error(`No company with prefix '${selector}'. Run 'company list'.`);
  }
}

function companyPrefixExists(companies: { issuePrefix: string }[], selector: string): boolean {
  const upper = selector.toUpperCase();
  return companies.some((c) => c.issuePrefix.toUpperCase() === upper);
}

When it happens

Trigger: Passing --by prefix with a selector that is not any company's issue prefix. A typo in the prefix (e.g. 'PPA' instead of 'PAP'). A prefix from a company in a different list/tenant than the one supplied.

Common situations: User misremembers the 3-letter prefix. The prefix was renamed. Wrong tenant's company list supplied to the resolver. Trailing whitespace or hyphenation differences.

Related errors

• No company found by ID '${selector}'.
• Selector '${selector}' is ambiguous (matches both an ID and
• No company found for selector '${selector}'. Use company ID
• Company selector is required.
• Deletion requires --yes.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@67001ec6eb (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5d2bb65b8edc1b3b. Report an issue: GitHub.