paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

No company found for selector

Error message

No company found for selector '${selector}'. Use company ID or issue prefix (for example PAP).

What it means

Auto-mode resolution in resolveCompanyForDeletion found neither an ID match nor an issue-prefix match for the selector, so no deletion target exists.

Solutions

1. Use a valid company ID or issue prefix (for example PAP); list companies with `paperclipai company list`.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1308 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/97ea655da87dd787. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1308

  }

  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).`,
  );
}

export function assertDeleteConfirmation(company: Company, opts: CompanyDeleteOptions): void {
  if (!opts.yes) {
    throw new Error("Deletion requires --yes.");
  }

  const confirm = opts.confirm?.trim();
  if (!confirm) {
    throw new Error(
      "Deletion requires --confirm <value> where value matches the company ID or issue prefix.",
    );
  }

  const confirmsById = confirm === company.id;
  const confirmsByPrefix = confirm.toUpperCase() === company.issuePrefix.toUpperCase();

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