operationType must be ingest, query, lint, file-as-page…

Error message

operationType must be ingest, query, lint, file-as-page, index, distill, or backfill

What it means

Error "operationType must be ingest, query, lint, file-as-page, index, distill, or backfill" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

Set operationType to one of: ingest, query, lint, file-as-page, index, distill, backfill.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/worker.ts:290 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@5716fe907e (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/400a384759fdf1c2. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/worker.ts:290

      return archiveSpace(ctx, {
        companyId: readCompanyIdFromParams(params),
        wikiId: stringField(params.wikiId),
        spaceSlug: stringField(params.spaceSlug),
      });
    });

    ctx.actions.register("create-operation", async (params) => {
      const operationType = stringField(params.operationType);
      if (
        operationType !== "ingest" &&
        operationType !== "query" &&
        operationType !== "lint" &&
        operationType !== "file-as-page" &&
        operationType !== "index" &&
        operationType !== "distill" &&
        operationType !== "backfill"
      ) {
        throw new Error("operationType must be ingest, query, lint, file-as-page, index, distill, or backfill");
      }
      return createOperationIssue(ctx, {
        companyId: readCompanyIdFromParams(params),
        wikiId: stringField(params.wikiId),
        spaceSlug: stringField(params.spaceSlug),
        operationType,
        title: stringField(params.title),
        prompt: stringField(params.prompt),
      });
    });

    ctx.actions.register("capture-source", async (params) => {
      return captureWikiSource(ctx, {
        companyId: readCompanyIdFromParams(params),
        wikiId: stringField(params.wikiId),
        spaceSlug: stringField(params.spaceSlug),
        sourceType: stringField(params.sourceType),
        title: stringField(params.title),

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