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--remote-library is required for join-remote action

Error message

--remote-library is required for join-remote action

What it means

Error "--remote-library is required for join-remote action" thrown in spacedriveapp/spacedrive.

Source

Thrown at apps/cli/src/domains/library/args.rs:177

		let leader_device_id = match leader {
			"local" => local_device_id,
			"remote" => remote_device,
			_ => anyhow::bail!("Leader must be 'local' or 'remote'"),
		};

		// Parse action
		let action_str = self.action.as_deref().unwrap_or("share-local");
		let action =
			match action_str {
				"share-local" => {
					let name = self.name.clone().ok_or_else(|| {
						anyhow::anyhow!("--name is required for share-local action")
					})?;
					LibrarySyncAction::ShareLocalLibrary { library_name: name }
				}
				"join-remote" => {
					let remote_library_id = self.remote_library.ok_or_else(|| {
						anyhow::anyhow!("--remote-library is required for join-remote action")
					})?;
					let name = self.name.clone().ok_or_else(|| {
						anyhow::anyhow!("--name is required for join-remote action")
					})?;
					LibrarySyncAction::JoinRemoteLibrary {
						remote_library_id,
						remote_library_name: name,
					}
				}
				"merge" => {
					let local_library_id = local_library;
					let remote_library_id = self.remote_library.ok_or_else(|| {
						anyhow::anyhow!("--remote-library is required for merge action")
					})?;
					let name = self
						.name
						.clone()
						.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("--name is required for merge action"))?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/cli/src/domains/library/args.rs:177 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spacedriveapp/spacedrive@6dfeccf211 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1bb66bfb19f89d06. Report an issue: GitHub.