paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Pass either inline JSON or a JSON file, not both.

Error message

Pass either inline JSON or a JSON file, not both.

What it means

Error "Pass either inline JSON or a JSON file, not both." thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/pipelines.ts:682

  if (opts.fieldsJson || opts.fieldsFile) body.fields = await readJsonFromOptions(opts.fieldsJson, opts.fieldsFile);
  if (opts.workspaceRefJson) body.workspaceRef = parseJson(opts.workspaceRefJson);
  if (opts.blockedBy) body.blockedByCaseIds = parseCsv(opts.blockedBy);
  if (opts.blockedByKey) body.blockedByCaseKeys = parseCsv(opts.blockedByKey);
  return body;
}

async function buildReviewEdits(opts: ReviewOptions): Promise<JsonObject | undefined> {
  const fromFile = await readJsonFromOptions(opts.editsJson, opts.editsFile);
  const edits = fromFile === undefined ? {} : asObject(fromFile);
  setIfDefined(edits, "title", opts.title);
  setIfDefined(edits, "summary", opts.summary);
  const fields = await readJsonFromOptions(opts.fieldsJson, opts.fieldsFile);
  if (fields !== undefined) edits.fields = fields;
  return Object.keys(edits).length ? edits : undefined;
}

async function readJsonFromOptions(json?: string, file?: string): Promise<unknown | undefined> {
  if (json && file) throw new Error("Pass either inline JSON or a JSON file, not both.");
  if (json) return parseJson(json);
  if (file) return readJsonFile(file);
  return undefined;
}

async function readJsonFile(file: string): Promise<unknown> {
  return parseJson(await readFile(file, "utf8"));
}

function parseJson(value: string): unknown {
  try {
    return JSON.parse(value) as unknown;
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`Invalid JSON: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
  }
}

function asObject(value: unknown): JsonObject {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/pipelines.ts:682 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@67001ec6eb (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ad8d111c9771415a. Report an issue: GitHub.