paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Routine run ${run.id} failed: ${failureReason}

Error message

Routine run ${run.id} failed: ${failureReason}

What it means

Post-run check in pipeline automation execution: the routine run recorded a failureReason, so the run is marked failed and the reason is surfaced in the error/log message. It is a reporting sentinel wrapping whatever downstream step failed, not a distinct fault; inspect run.failureReason for the root cause.

Source

Thrown at server/src/services/pipelines.ts:3011

          variables,
        },
        variables,
        descriptionAppendix: [
          buildPipelineAutomationIssueTitlePrefix(detail),
          buildPipelineStageEntryPreamble(detail),
          buildPipelineCaseContextMarkdown({
            ...detail,
            breakdownMechanics,
            triggeringEventId: execution.triggeringEventId,
            outputSummaries,
          }),
        ].filter(Boolean).join("\n\n"),
      });
      if (!run.linkedIssueId) {
        const failureReason = typeof run.failureReason === "string" && run.failureReason.trim().length > 0
          ? run.failureReason.trim()
          : null;
        throw new Error(
          failureReason
            ? `Routine run ${run.id} failed: ${failureReason}`
            : `Routine run ${run.id} did not create or coalesce an execution issue`,
        );
      }
      const [updated] = await db
        .update(pipelineAutomationExecutions)
        .set({
          status: "succeeded",
          executionIssueId: run.linkedIssueId,
          error: null,
          updatedAt: nowDate(),
        })
        .where(eq(pipelineAutomationExecutions.id, execution.id))
        .returning();
      await db
        .insert(pipelineCaseIssueLinks)
        .values({

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Solutions

1. Inspect the failure reason in the message and the run logs, fix the cause, and rerun the routine.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/services/pipelines.ts:3011 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/79ffa4faaf6122b6. Report an issue: GitHub.