paperclipai/paperclip · error

Safety checks failed. Resolve the issues above or re-run…

Error message

Safety checks failed. Resolve the issues above or re-run with --force.

What it means

Destructive-action protection in worktree removal: pre-flight checks found unpushed commits or uncommitted changes that would be lost by deleting the worktree/branch, and --force was not passed, so the delete aborts after listing each problem.

Solutions

1. Resolve the listed safety issues and retry.
2. Re-run with --force to bypass the safety checks.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:2102 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@01ad858492 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/782fdc6c326a3e81. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/worktree.ts:2917

    } else {
      problems.push(
        `Branch "${name}" has commits not found on any other branch or remote. ` +
          `Deleting it will lose work. Push it first, or use --force.`,
      );
    }
  }

  if (hasTargetDir && worktreePathHasUncommittedChanges(targetPath)) {
    problems.push(
      `Worktree directory ${targetPath} has uncommitted changes. Commit or stash first, or use --force.`,
    );
  }

  if (problems.length > 0 && !opts.force) {
    for (const problem of problems) {
      p.log.error(problem);
    }
    throw new Error("Safety checks failed. Resolve the issues above or re-run with --force.");
  }
  if (problems.length > 0 && opts.force) {
    for (const problem of problems) {
      p.log.warning(`Overridden by --force: ${problem}`);
    }
  }

  // ── 3. Clean up (idempotent steps) ──────────────────────────────────

  // 3a. Remove the git worktree registration
  if (linkedWorktree) {
    const worktreeDirExists = existsSync(linkedWorktree.worktree);
    const spinner = p.spinner();
    if (worktreeDirExists) {
      spinner.start(`Removing git worktree at ${linkedWorktree.worktree}...`);
      try {
        const removeArgs = ["worktree", "remove", linkedWorktree.worktree];
        if (opts.force) removeArgs.push("--force");

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