sipeed/picoclaw · error

Failed to normalize config payload

Error message

Failed to normalize config payload

What it means

Error "Failed to normalize config payload" thrown in sipeed/picoclaw.

Source

Thrown at web/backend/api/config.go:71

	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r.Body, 1<<20))
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(w, "Failed to read request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	defer r.Body.Close()

	var raw map[string]any
	if err = json.Unmarshal(body, &raw); err != nil {
		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid JSON: %v", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	if err = normalizeChannelArrayFields(raw); err != nil {
		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid channel array field: %v", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	normalizedBody, err := json.Marshal(raw)
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(w, "Failed to normalize config payload", http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	var cfg config.Config
	if err = json.Unmarshal(normalizedBody, &cfg); err != nil {
		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid JSON: %v", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	cfg.Session.ApplyDmScope()
	cfg.Session.DeriveDmScope()
	if execAllowRemoteOmitted(body) {
		cfg.Tools.Exec.AllowRemote = config.DefaultConfig().Tools.Exec.AllowRemote
	}

	// Load existing config and copy security credentials before validation,
	// so that security-managed fields (e.g. pico token) are available.
	err = cfg.SecurityCopyFrom(h.configPath)
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to apply security config: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at web/backend/api/config.go:71 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/985ac49ba76b84dc. Report an issue: GitHub.