Paperclip ingestion policy denied ${purpose}: space "${space

Error message

Paperclip ingestion policy denied ${purpose}: space "${space.slug}" is ${space.status}.

What it means

Error "Paperclip ingestion policy denied ${purpose}: space "${space.slug}" is ${space.status}." thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:474

async function requirePaperclipIngestionPolicy(
  ctx: PluginContext,
  input: { companyId: string; wikiId: string; spaceSlug?: string | null },
  purpose: PaperclipIngestionPolicyPurpose,
  options: { requireEnabledProfile?: boolean } = {},
): Promise<WikiSpace> {
  const space = await resolveSpace(ctx, {
    companyId: input.companyId,
    wikiId: input.wikiId,
    spaceSlug: input.spaceSlug,
  });
  const profile = await profileForSpace(ctx, input.companyId, space);
  const decision = evaluatePaperclipProfilePolicy({
    space,
    profile,
    purpose,
    requireEnabledProfile: options.requireEnabledProfile,
  });
  if (!decision.allowed) throw new Error(decision.message);
  return decision.space;
}

function assertPaperclipSourceScopePayload(input: { projectId?: string | null; rootIssueId?: string | null }) {
  if (input.projectId && input.rootIssueId) {
    throw new Error("Paperclip source scope must specify either projectId or rootIssueId, not both.");
  }
}

function assertRequestedCharacterLimit(name: string, value: unknown, max: number) {
  if (value == null) return;
  if (typeof value !== "number" || !Number.isFinite(value) || value < 1) {
    throw new Error(`${name} must be a positive number.`);
  }
  if (Math.floor(value) > max) {
    throw new Error(`${name} exceeds the hard Paperclip ingestion cap of ${max} characters.`);
  }
}

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Solutions

Reactivate the wiki space (set status to active) or use an active space before ingesting.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:475 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/204ad6e376b775b5. Report an issue: GitHub.