spacedriveapp/spacedrive · error · anyhow::Error

No library selected. Use 'sd library switch' to select a lib

Error message

No library selected. Use 'sd library switch' to select a library first.

What it means

Thrown by 'sd sync metrics' (single-query mode) when ctx.library_id is None. Sync metrics (GetSyncMetricsInput) are queried per-library, and the CLI Context had no current library in its config, so the command refuses before calling the daemon. The message directs you to 'sd library switch'.

Source

Thrown at apps/cli/src/domains/sync/mod.rs:69

			if args.watch {
				run_watch_mode(ctx, since, peer_id, &args).await?;
			} else {
				run_single_query(ctx, since, peer_id, &args).await?;
			}
		}
	}
	Ok(())
}

async fn run_single_query(
	ctx: &Context,
	since: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
	peer_id: Option<uuid::Uuid>,
	args: &SyncMetricsArgs,
) -> Result<()> {
	// Check if we have a library ID
	let library_id = ctx.library_id.ok_or_else(|| {
		anyhow::anyhow!("No library selected. Use 'sd library switch' to select a library first.")
	})?;

	// Call the sync metrics API
	let input = GetSyncMetricsInput {
		since,
		peer_id,
		model_type: args.model.clone(),
		state_only: if args.state { Some(true) } else { None },
		operations_only: if args.operations { Some(true) } else { None },
		errors_only: if args.errors { Some(true) } else { None },
	};

	let json_response = ctx.core.query(&input, Some(library_id)).await?;
	let output: sd_core::ops::sync::get_metrics::GetSyncMetricsOutput =
		serde_json::from_value(json_response)?;

	if args.json {
		println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&output.metrics)?);

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Solutions

Run 'sd library switch <library-id>' (find IDs via 'sd library list')
Create a library if the daemon has none: 'sd library create'
Re-run 'sd sync metrics'

Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

Validate before calling

let Some(library_id) = ctx.get_current_library_id() else {
    eprintln!("No current library. Run 'sd library list', then 'sd library switch <id>'.");
    return Ok(());
};

Type guard

fn has_current_library(ctx: &Context) -> bool {
    ctx.library_id.is_some()
}

Prevention

Run 'sd library switch' at the start of any session using sync metrics
Check 'sd config get current_library_id' when in doubt
Handle a None library id once in a shared helper rather than per command

When it happens

Trigger: Running 'sd sync metrics' (with any --since/--peer/model filters) on a CLI that has no current_library_id in its config.

Common situations: First use on a new machine; library was deleted leaving the config pointing nowhere (context startup clears it); automated scripts that never switch libraries.

Related errors

AI-assisted analysis of spacedriveapp/spacedrive@6dfeccf211 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/898360f28d91f375. Report an issue: GitHub.