tinyhumansai/openhuman · error · anyhow::Error

git {} failed: {}

Error message

git {} failed: {}

What it means

workspace_state's hardened git invocation ran but exited non-zero; the message wraps the failing subcommand and git's stderr so the operator can see which repository operation (status/log/diff) failed and why.

Source

Thrown at src/openhuman/tools/impl/system/workspace_state.rs:344

            "[workspace_state] refusing to run git: dir={}, disallowed_config_key={key}",
            dir.display()
        );
        anyhow::bail!(
            "refusing to run git in {}: its repository config sets `{key}`, which is \
             not on the allowlist of configuration this tool will run under. \
             Several git config keys name a command git then executes, and this \
             directory is agent-writable, so unrecognised configuration is treated \
             as untrusted rather than honoured.",
            dir.display()
        )
    }

    let output = hardened_git(dir).args(args).output().await?;

    if output.status.success() {
        Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).to_string())
    } else {
        anyhow::bail!(
            "git {} failed: {}",
            args.join(" "),
            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
        )
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use serde_json::json;
    use tempfile::TempDir;

    fn make_tool(dir: &TempDir) -> WorkspaceStateTool {
        WorkspaceStateTool::new(dir.path().to_path_buf())
    }

    #[test]

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Solutions

1. Read the stderr text in the error to identify the failure
2. If the repo is mid-rebase or otherwise dirty-state, resolve that state and retry
3. Verify the directory is a valid git repository and readable by the process

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/openhuman/tools/impl/system/workspace_state.rs:344 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of tinyhumansai/openhuman@7491200858 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9d10ba9e49cc1392. Report an issue: GitHub.