sipeed/picoclaw · error

askSideQuestion: no agent available for /btw

Error message

askSideQuestion: no agent available for /btw

What it means

Error "askSideQuestion: no agent available for /btw" thrown in sipeed/picoclaw.

Source

Thrown at pkg/agent/turn_coord.go:366

	cm, err := factory(al.cfg.Agents.Defaults.ContextManagerConfig, al)
	if err != nil {
		logger.WarnCF("agent", "Failed to create context manager, falling back to legacy", map[string]any{
			"name":  name,
			"error": err.Error(),
		})
		return &legacyContextManager{al: al}
	}
	return cm
}

func (al *AgentLoop) askSideQuestion(
	ctx context.Context,
	agent *AgentInstance,
	opts *processOptions,
	question string,
) (string, error) {
	if agent == nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("askSideQuestion: no agent available for /btw")
	}

	question = strings.TrimSpace(question)
	if question == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("askSideQuestion: %w", fmt.Errorf("Usage: /btw <question>"))
	}

	if opts != nil {
		normalizeProcessOptionsInPlace(opts)
		resolved, err := resolveTurnProfileOptions(al.GetConfig(), *opts)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		*opts = resolved
	}

	var media []string
	var channel, chatID, senderID, senderDisplayName string

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/agent/turn_coord.go:366 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of sipeed/picoclaw@49183d7e8d (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4391a2e9e5513fdf. Report an issue: GitHub.