plandex-ai/plandex · error

no context for path: %s

Error message

no context for path: %s

What it means

When a plan result has no updated content for a path, GetFilesBeforeReplacement falls back to planState.ContextsByPath[path] to reconstruct the file body. This error means neither an updated content nor a stored context (with Sha/Body) exists for that path, so the file's original content cannot be determined.

Source

Thrown at app/shared/plan_result_replacements.go:205

					log.Println(updated)
					log.Println("planRes.Content:")
					log.Println(planRes.Content)
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("plan updates out of order: %s", path)
				}

				updated = planRes.Content
				files[path] = updated
				updatedAtByPath[path] = planRes.CreatedAt
				delete(removedByPath, path)

				continue
			} else if updated == "" {
				context := planState.ContextsByPath[path]

				if context == nil {
					// spew.Dump(planRes)

					return nil, fmt.Errorf("no context for path: %s", path)
				}

				// log.Println("No updated content -- setting to context body")

				updated = context.Body
				shas[path] = context.Sha

				// log.Println("setting updated content to context body")
				// log.Println(updated)
			}

			replacements := []*Replacement{}
			foundTarget := false
			for _, replacement := range planRes.Replacements {
				if replacement.Id == replacementId {
					// log.Println("Found target replacement")
					foundTarget = true
					break

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Solutions

1. Ensure the PlanState passed to GetFiles is the one produced with these plan results
2. Verify ContextsByPath is populated for every path referenced by the plan results before calling GetFiles
3. If the file is intentionally new, seed a context entry (or empty body) for the path
4. Log/re-dump the plan result and ContextsByPath keys to find the missing path

Example fix

// before
files, err := GetFiles(planResults, staleState)
// after
if planState.ContextsByPath == nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty plan state") }
for _, pr := range planResults { if _, ok := planState.ContextsByPath[pr.Path]; !ok { return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing context for %s", pr.Path) } }
files, err := GetFiles(planResults, planState)

func ensureContexts(state shared.PlanState, results []shared.PlanResult) error {
    for _, r := range results {
        if state.ContextsByPath[r.Path] == nil {
            return fmt.Errorf("missing context for path %s", r.Path)
        }
    }
    return nil
}

files, err := GetFiles(results, state)
if err != nil {
    var pathErr *pathError
    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no context for path") {
        return fmt.Errorf("plan state and results mismatch: %w", err)
    }
    return err
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling GetFiles where a plan result references a path but the provided PlanState.ContextsByPath map lacks an entry for that path (nil context).

Common situations: Plan state was loaded from a different run/branch than the plan results; contexts were pruned or never recorded (new file created without a context entry, or state truncated by retention).

Related errors

• plan updates out of order: %s
• no current project
• no current plan
• active plan not found for plan ID %s and branch %s
• active plan not found for plan ID %s and branch %s

AI-assisted analysis of plandex-ai/plandex@e2d772072e (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/97d5a6ff4fea37e1. Report an issue: GitHub.