ruvnet/ruflo · error

The EXPOSE_API flag has been deprecated. The API is now requ

Error message

The EXPOSE_API flag has been deprecated. The API is now required for chat-ui to work.

What it means

Startup deprecation warning from initServer: the EXPOSE_API flag no longer does anything — the API is mandatory for chat-ui now — so setting it only produces this warning.

Source

Thrown at ruflo/src/ruvocal/src/lib/server/hooks/init.ts:47

	initExitHandler();

	if (config.METRICS_ENABLED === "true") {
		MetricsServer.getInstance();
	}

	checkAndRunMigrations();
	refreshConversationStats();

	// Load MCP servers at startup
	loadMcpServersOnStartup();

	// Init AbortedGenerations refresh process
	AbortedGenerations.getInstance();

	adminTokenManager.displayToken();

	if (config.EXPOSE_API) {
		logger.warn(
			"The EXPOSE_API flag has been deprecated. The API is now required for chat-ui to work."
		);
	}
}

View on GitHub (pinned to fa13ee4ad6)

Solutions

  1. Remove the EXPOSE_API flag from configuration; the API is always enabled now.
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at ruflo/src/ruvocal/src/lib/server/hooks/init.ts:47 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ruvnet/ruflo@fa13ee4ad6 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cfe90f56c93f5141. Report an issue: GitHub.