paperclipai/paperclip · error

Wiki path must stay inside AGENTS.md, IDEA.md, raw/, or…

Error message

Wiki path must stay inside AGENTS.md, IDEA.md, raw/, or wiki/: ${path}

What it means

Error "Wiki path must stay inside AGENTS.md, IDEA.md, raw/, or wiki/: ${path}" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

1. Keep the path inside AGENTS.md, IDEA.md, raw/, or wiki/.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:1177 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/819c3ce228e9eecf. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:1176

  if (
    !trimmed ||
    trimmed.includes("\\") ||
    trimmed.split("/").some((segment) => segment === "" || segment === "." || segment === "..")
  ) {
    throw new Error(`Invalid wiki path: ${path}`);
  }
  if (
    trimmed !== ".gitignore" &&
    trimmed !== "WIKI.md" &&
    trimmed !== "AGENTS.md" &&
    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.`);

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