paperclipai/paperclip · error

Reinstall failed: ${message}

Error message

Reinstall failed: ${message}

What it means

Wrapped failure in the reinstall route's catch block: the npm reinstall or subsequent reload/re-registration threw, and the underlying message is re-surfaced with a 500 so the operator can see why the reinstall aborted.

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/adapters.ts:706

      unregisterServerAdapter(type);
      registerWithSessionManagement(newModule);
      configSchemaCache.delete(type);

      // Sync store version from disk
      let newVersion: string | undefined;
      const updatedRecord = getAdapterPluginByType(type);
      if (updatedRecord) {
        newVersion = readAdapterPackageVersionFromDisk(updatedRecord);
        if (newVersion) {
          addAdapterPlugin({ ...updatedRecord, version: newVersion });
        }
      }

      logger.info({ type, version: newVersion }, "Adapter reinstalled from npm");

      res.json({ type, version: newVersion, reinstalled: true });
    } catch (err) {
      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
      logger.error({ err, type }, "Failed to reinstall adapter");
      res.status(500).json({ error: `Reinstall failed: ${message}` });
    }
  });

  // ── GET /api/adapters/:type/config-schema ────────────────────────────────
  // Serve a declarative config schema for an adapter's UI form fields.
  // The adapter's getConfigSchema() resolves all options (static and dynamic)
  // so the UI receives a fully hydrated schema in a single fetch.
  const configSchemaCache = new Map<string, {
    adapter: ServerAdapterModule;
    schema: AdapterConfigSchema;
    fetchedAt: number;
  }>();
  const CONFIG_SCHEMA_TTL_MS = 30_000;

  router.get("/adapters/:type/config-schema", async (req, res) => {
    // Config schemas are read-only form metadata used when org members create

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Solutions

1. Read the failure message, fix the package or environment issue, and retry the reinstall.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/adapters.ts:648 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/8447f07090be8d95. Report an issue: GitHub.