sipeed/picoclaw · error

channel %q does not support media sending

Error message

channel %q does not support media sending

What it means

Error "channel %q does not support media sending" thrown in sipeed/picoclaw.

Source

Thrown at pkg/channels/manager.go:1746

			_, _ = m.sendMediaWithRetry(ctx, name, w, msg)
		case <-ctx.Done():
			return
		}
	}
}

// sendMediaWithRetry sends a media message through the channel with rate limiting and
// retry logic. It returns the message IDs and nil on success, or nil and the last error
// after retries, including when the channel does not support MediaSender.
func (m *Manager) sendMediaWithRetry(
	ctx context.Context,
	name string,
	w *channelWorker,
	msg bus.OutboundMediaMessage,
) ([]string, error) {
	ms, ok := w.ch.(MediaSender)
	if !ok {
		err := fmt.Errorf("channel %q does not support media sending", name)
		logger.WarnCF("channels", "Channel does not support MediaSender", map[string]any{
			"channel": name,
			"error":   err.Error(),
		})
		return nil, err
	}

	// Rate limit: wait for token
	if err := w.limiter.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
		m.publishChannelEvent(
			runtimeevents.KindChannelRateLimited,
			name,
			scopeFromOutboundContext(msg.Context),
			runtimeevents.SeverityWarn,
			ChannelOutboundPayload{
				Media: true,
				Error: err.Error(),
			},

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/channels/manager.go:1746 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/55b0086385c3474b. Report an issue: GitHub.