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Target existing company requires --company-id (or context…

Error message

Target existing company requires --company-id (or context default companyId).

What it means

Target mode 'existing' was selected but neither --company-id nor the context profile's default companyId resolved to a value, so the import has no destination company.

Solutions

1. Pass --company-id (or set a context default companyId) when using --target existing.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1694 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/d9148f31ae29e77b. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/client/company.ts:1694

          const target = inferredTarget.toLowerCase() as CompanyImportTargetMode;
          if (!["new", "existing"].includes(target)) {
            throw new Error("Invalid --target value. Use: new | existing");
          }

          const existingTargetCompanyId = opts.companyId?.trim() || ctx.companyId;
          const targetPayload =
            target === "existing"
              ? {
                  mode: "existing_company" as const,
                  companyId: existingTargetCompanyId,
                }
              : {
                  mode: "new_company" as const,
                  newCompanyName: opts.newCompanyName?.trim() || null,
                };

          if (targetPayload.mode === "existing_company" && !targetPayload.companyId) {
            throw new Error("Target existing company requires --company-id (or context default companyId).");
          }

          let sourcePayload:
            | { type: "inline"; rootPath?: string | null; files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry> }
            | { type: "github"; url: string };
          let chunkedZip: { zipBytes: Uint8Array; rootPath: string } | null = null;

          const treatAsLocalPath = !isHttpUrl(from) && await pathExists(from);
          const isGithubSource = looksLikeRepoUrl(from) || (isGithubShorthand(from) && !treatAsLocalPath);

          if (isHttpUrl(from) || isGithubSource) {
            if (!looksLikeRepoUrl(from) && !isGithubShorthand(from)) {
              throw new Error(
                "Only GitHub URLs and local paths are supported for import. " +
                "Generic HTTP URLs are not supported. Use a GitHub or GitHub Enterprise URL (https://github.com/... or https://ghe.example.com/...) or a local directory path.",
              );
            }
            sourcePayload = { type: "github", url: normalizeGithubImportSource(from, opts.ref) };

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