paperclipai/paperclip · error

Source path must stay inside raw/

Error message

Source path must stay inside raw/: ${path}

What it means

Error "Source path must stay inside raw/: ${path}" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

1. Keep source paths inside the raw/ directory.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:1202 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/80dba6545526bf65. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:1201

  if (normalized !== "index.md" && normalized !== "log.md" && normalized !== "WIKI.md" && normalized !== "AGENTS.md" && normalized !== "IDEA.md" && !normalized.startsWith("wiki/")) {
    throw new Error(`Wiki page writes must target AGENTS.md, IDEA.md, or wiki/: ${path}`);
  }
  if (!normalized.endsWith(".md")) {
    throw new Error(`Wiki page path must be a markdown file: ${path}`);
  }
  return normalized;
}

function assertPageWriteAllowed(path: string, writer: WritePageInput["writer"] = "agent_tool"): void {
  if (writer !== "board_ui" && PROTECTED_WIKI_CONTROL_FILES.has(path)) {
    throw new Error(`Refusing to overwrite protected wiki control file ${path}; board-managed edits must use the wiki UI.`);
  }
}

function assertRawPath(path: string): string {
  const normalized = assertWikiPath(path);
  if (!normalized.startsWith("raw/")) {
    throw new Error(`Source path must stay inside raw/: ${path}`);
  }
  return normalized;
}

function tableName(namespace: string, table: string): string {
  return `${namespace}.${table}`;
}

function spaceTable(ctx: PluginContext): string {
  return tableName(ctx.db.namespace, "wiki_spaces");
}

function bindingTable(ctx: PluginContext): string {
  return tableName(ctx.db.namespace, "wiki_resource_bindings");
}

function distillationCursorTable(ctx: PluginContext): string {
  return tableName(ctx.db.namespace, "paperclip_distillation_cursors");

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