tinyhumansai/openhuman · warning · anyhow::Error

Missing 'app' or 'auth_config_id' for connect

Error message

Missing 'app' or 'auth_config_id' for connect

What it means

Argument validation in the composio tool's 'connect' dispatch arm: after the security policy approves composio.connect, the call must carry at least one of args['app'] or args['auth_config_id'] — both define what to connect. With neither present the handler bails immediately; note the check treats null/non-string values the same as missing.

Source

Thrown at src/openhuman/integrations/composio/tools/direct.rs:880

                        Ok(ToolResult::success(output))
                    }
                    Err(e) => Ok(ToolResult::error(format!("Action execution failed: {e}"))),
                }
            }

            "connect" => {
                if let Err(error) = self
                    .security
                    .enforce_tool_operation(ToolOperation::Act, "composio.connect")
                {
                    return Ok(ToolResult::error(error));
                }

                let app = args.get("app").and_then(|v| v.as_str());
                let auth_config_id = args.get("auth_config_id").and_then(|v| v.as_str());

                if app.is_none() && auth_config_id.is_none() {
                    anyhow::bail!("Missing 'app' or 'auth_config_id' for connect");
                }

                match self
                    .get_connection_url(app, auth_config_id, entity_id)
                    .await
                {
                    Ok(url) => {
                        let target =
                            app.unwrap_or(auth_config_id.unwrap_or("provided auth config"));
                        Ok(ToolResult::success(format!(
                            "Open this URL to connect {target}:\n{url}"
                        )))
                    }
                    Err(e) => Ok(ToolResult::error(format!(
                        "Failed to get connection URL: {e}"
                    ))),
                }
            }

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Solutions

1. Pass a valid toolkit slug: {"action":"connect","app":"github"}
2. Or pass a specific auth config: {"action":"connect","auth_config_id":"ac_..."}
3. If the caller meant a different operation, use the supported action names (list, execute, connect) — connect always needs an app or auth_config_id
4. For agents, include the requirement in the tool prompt so the model supplies 'app' on connect

Example fix

// before
let args = json!({ "action": "connect" });

// after
let args = json!({ "action": "connect", "app": "github" });

let app = args.get("app").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).map(str::trim).filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
let cfg = args.get("auth_config_id").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).map(str::trim).filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
if app.is_none() && cfg.is_none() {
    return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("connect requires a non-empty 'app' slug or 'auth_config_id'"));
}

fn has_connect_target(args: &serde_json::Value) -> bool {
    let pick = |k: &str| args.get(k).and_then(|v| v.as_str()).map(str::trim).is_some_and(|s| !s.is_empty());
    pick("app") || pick("auth_config_id")
}

match tool.execute(json!({"action": "connect", ...args})).await {
    Ok(result) => { /* contains the URL to open */ }
    Err(e) if format!("{e:#}").contains("Missing 'app' or 'auth_config_id'") => {
        // re-prompt the caller for the target instead of retrying with the same args
        request_missing_param("app");
    }
    Err(e) => return Err(e),
}

When it happens

Trigger: Agent or user invokes the composio tool with action='connect' and an args object lacking both keys, e.g. {"action":"connect"} or {"action":"connect","app":42} (non-string app is ignored by as_str()).

Common situations: LLM omitting required connect parameters; a UI form submitted empty; args key named differently ('toolkit' instead of 'app').

Understand the failure class

Background: "missing required argument" and "the following required arguments were not provided": what required-argument errors mean and how to fix them — this error's family across 20 libraries.

Related errors

• composio.execute_tool: tool slug must not be empty
• composio.authorize: toolkit must not be empty
• composio.authorize: extra_params cannot override reserved ke
• composio.delete_connection: connectionId must not be empty
• composio.execute_tool: tool slug must not be empty

AI-assisted analysis of tinyhumansai/openhuman@7491200858 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cc3e6ad475ee105f. Report an issue: GitHub.