paperclipai/paperclip · error

Wiki page path must be a markdown file

Error message

Wiki page path must be a markdown file: ${path}

What it means

Error "Wiki page path must be a markdown file: ${path}" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

1. Use a .md filename for wiki pages.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:1188 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/16ed8d9304f39975. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:1187

    trimmed !== "IDEA.md" &&
    trimmed !== "index.md" &&
    trimmed !== "log.md" &&
    !trimmed.startsWith("raw/") &&
    !trimmed.startsWith("wiki/") &&
    !(options.allowMetadata && trimmed.startsWith(".paperclip/"))
  ) {
    throw new Error(`Wiki path must stay inside AGENTS.md, IDEA.md, raw/, or wiki/: ${path}`);
  }
  return trimmed;
}

function assertPagePath(path: string): string {
  const normalized = assertWikiPath(path);
  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;
}

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