plandex-ai/plandex · error

failed to create directory for %s: %w

Error message

failed to create directory for %s: %w

What it means

Thrown when os.MkdirAll fails to create the parent directory of a destination path before a file is written during a rewind/apply operation. It fires because the directory portion of dstPath cannot be created (missing permissions, a non-directory file in the path, or a filesystem error), so the subsequent file write for the source path would fail. The %s placeholder names the originating file path whose destination directory could not be prepared.

Source

Thrown at app/cli/lib/rewind.go:291

			if content == "" {
				// Remove the file
				err := os.Remove(dstPath)
				if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
					errCh <- fmt.Errorf("failed to remove %s: %w", path, err)
					return
				}
				// Mark parent directory for cleanup
				parentDir := filepath.Dir(dstPath)
				mu.Lock()
				dirsToCheck[parentDir] = true
				mu.Unlock()
				errCh <- nil
				return
			}

			// Ensure directory exists
			if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dstPath), 0755); err != nil {
				errCh <- fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory for %s: %w", path, err)
				return
			}

			// Write the file
			if err := os.WriteFile(dstPath, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
				errCh <- fmt.Errorf("failed to write %s: %w", path, err)
				return
			}

			errCh <- nil
		}(path, content)
	}

	// Collect any errors
	for i := 0; i < len(requiredChanges); i++ {
		if err := <-errCh; err != nil {
			return err
		}

View on GitHub (pinned to e2d772072e)

Solutions

1. Check the wrapped error for the failing path component
2. Remove any regular file that occupies the directory's path
3. Verify write permission on the project root

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/cli/lib/rewind.go:291 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of plandex-ai/plandex@e2d772072e (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/94f2e3d9159debb8. Report an issue: GitHub.