paperclipai/paperclip · error · Error

Re-run with --yes to consent in non-interactive…

Error message

${warning} Re-run with --yes to consent in non-interactive environments.

What it means

Consent gate for the git PATH-modification flow: the interactive confirm prompt cannot be shown because stdin/stdout is not a TTY, so the installer refuses to edit the shell rc file without explicit non-interactive consent via --yes.

Solutions

  1. Re-run with --yes to consent in non-interactive environments.
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/install.ts:347 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/37c7caa9c2ac8a0a. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/install.ts:347

  if (!process.stdin.isTTY || !process.stdout.isTTY || !rcPath) {
    console.log(pc.yellow(`Add Paperclip to PATH for this shell:\n  ${manualInstruction}`));
    return;
  }
  const confirmed = options.yes === true ? true : await p.confirm({ message: `Add ~/.local/bin to PATH in ${rcPath}?`, initialValue: true });
  if (p.isCancel(confirmed) || !confirmed) {
    console.log(pc.yellow(`PATH was not changed. Run:\n  ${manualInstruction}`));
    return;
  }
  const changed = addManagedPathBlock(rcPath);
  console.log(changed ? pc.green(`Updated ${rcPath}.`) : pc.dim(`${rcPath} already contains the PATH block.`));
}

async function confirmGitInstall(options: InstallOptions, repo: string, ref: string): Promise<void> {
  const warning = `Installing ${repo}@${ref} executes dependency and build scripts from that repository.`;
  console.log(pc.yellow(`Warning: ${warning}`));
  if (options.yes === true) return;
  if (!process.stdin.isTTY || !process.stdout.isTTY) {
    throw new Error(`${warning} Re-run with --yes to consent in non-interactive environments.`);
  }
  const confirmed = await p.confirm({
    message: `${warning} Continue?`,
    initialValue: false,
  });
  if (p.isCancel(confirmed) || !confirmed) {
    throw new Error("Git-ref install cancelled before downloading or executing repository code.");
  }
}

export async function installCommand(
  options: InstallOptions,
  dependencies: { runCommand?: CommandRunner; now?: () => Date } = {},
): Promise<void> {
  assertSupportedNodeVersion();
  const runCommand = dependencies.runCommand ?? runCommandWithDiagnostics;
  const gitRequest = resolveGitInstallRequest(options);
  if (gitRequest) {

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