paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Upload did not return a file URL

Error message

Upload did not return a file URL

What it means

The chat composer's image upload flow completed but the response contained no file URL. The upload API returned an unexpected/empty payload, so the attachment cannot be referenced in the message.

Source

Thrown at ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatComposer.tsx:282

          placement === "option" ? assigneeValue : undefined
        }
      >
        {profile?.image ? <AvatarImage src={profile.image} alt="" /> : null}
        <AvatarFallback>{identityInitials(resolvedLabel)}</AvatarFallback>
      </Avatar>
    );
  }

  return null;
}

const MODE_DESCRIPTION: Partial<Record<IssueWorkMode, string>> = {
  standard: "Make changes and run work",
  planning: "Draft a plan before acting",
  ask: "Answer questions only, no changes",
};

/** v7 per-mode placeholder copy; `{agent}` is the pending assignee's name. */
function modePlaceholder(mode: IssueWorkMode, agentName: string): string {
  switch (mode) {
    case "planning":
      return `Plan with ${agentName} — shapes the plan doc, no code changes…`;
    case "ask":
      return `Ask ${agentName} a question — read-only, nothing runs…`;
    default:
      return `Message ${agentName} — describe what you want done…`;
  }
}

type ComposerAttachment = {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  size?: number;
  status: "uploading" | "attached" | "error";
  error?: string;
  /** Set once uploaded; the submit path appends `[name](contentPath)` lines. */

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Solutions

1. Retry the upload; if it persists, check the asset upload endpoint response for why no file URL was returned.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatComposer.tsx:211 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/882336a8be0d4958. Report an issue: GitHub.