paperclipai/paperclip · error

Sandbox provider "${parsed.config.provider}" is installed vi

Error message

Sandbox provider "${parsed.config.provider}" is installed via plugin "${pluginProvider.resolved.plugin.pluginKey}", but that plugin is currently ${pluginProvider.resolved.plugin.status}.

What it means

Error "Sandbox provider "${parsed.config.provider}" is installed via plugin "${pluginProvider.resolved.plugin.pluginKey}", but that plugin is currently ${pluginProvider.resolved.plugin.status}." thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at server/src/services/environment-runtime.ts:1624

  }

  async function resolveSandboxProviderPlugin(input: { provider: string }) {
    const running = await resolvePluginSandboxProviderDriverByKey({
      db,
      driverKey: input.provider,
      workerManager: pluginWorkerManager,
      requireRunning: true,
    });
    if (running) {
      return { state: "running" as const, resolved: running };
    }

    const installed = await resolvePluginSandboxProviderDriverByKey({
      db,
      driverKey: input.provider,
      workerManager: pluginWorkerManager,
      requireRunning: false,
    });
    if (!installed) {
      return { state: "missing" as const, resolved: null };
    }

    if (installed.plugin.status !== "ready") {
      return { state: "not_ready" as const, resolved: installed };
    }

    if (!pluginWorkerManager) {
      return { state: "worker_unavailable" as const, resolved: installed };
    }

    const deadline = Date.now() + Math.max(0, pluginWorkerReadyTimeoutMs);
    while (Date.now() < deadline) {
      const retried = await resolvePluginSandboxProviderDriverByKey({
        db,
        driverKey: input.provider,
        workerManager: pluginWorkerManager,

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Solutions

1. Enable or repair the named plugin so its status allows providing the sandbox driver.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/services/environment-runtime.ts:1502 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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