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No definition selected

Error message

No definition selected

What it means

Error "No definition selected" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at ui/src/pages/secrets/SetMyUserSecretDialog.tsx:60

  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
  const { pushToast } = useToastActions();
  const [value, setValue] = useState("");
  const [externalRef, setExternalRef] = useState("");
  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);

  const isExternal = definition?.managedMode === "external_reference";

  useEffect(() => {
    if (open) {
      setValue("");
      setExternalRef("");
      setError(null);
    }
  }, [open, definition?.id]);

  const save = useMutation({
    mutationFn: async () => {
      if (!definition) throw new Error("No definition selected");
      const payload = isExternal
        ? { externalRef: externalRef.trim() }
        : { value: value.trim() };
      if (existingSecret) {
        // A stored value already exists → rotate it in place.
        return secretsApi.rotateMyUserSecret(companyId, existingSecret.id, payload);
      }
      return secretsApi.createMyUserSecret(companyId, {
        definitionId: definition.id,
        definitionKey: definition.key,
        ...payload,
      });
    },
    onSuccess: (secret) => {
      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.secrets.myUserSecrets(companyId) });
      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.secrets.userDefinitions(companyId) });
      pushToast({
        title: existingSecret ? "Value updated" : "Value saved",

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Solutions

1. Select a secret definition before setting your user secret.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at ui/src/pages/secrets/SetMyUserSecretDialog.tsx:60 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/385e42ec31d75f56. Report an issue: GitHub.