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missing value for --file

Error message

missing value for --file

What it means

The tree-summarizer option parser saw `--file` (or `-f`) at the end of the arguments with no value following. Like the other flag operands, the parser indexes args[i+1] for the path; absence means the flag was passed without its file-path operand and parsing stops with this guard.

Source

Thrown at src/openhuman/memory/tree/tree_runtime/cli.rs:65

    let mut content: Option<String> = None;
    let mut file: Option<String> = None;
    let mut node_id: Option<String> = None;
    let mut rest = Vec::new();
    let mut i = 0;

    while i < args.len() {
        match args[i].as_str() {
            "--content" | "-c" => {
                let val = args
                    .get(i + 1)
                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("missing value for --content"))?;
                content = Some(val.clone());
                i += 2;
            }
            "--file" | "-f" => {
                let val = args
                    .get(i + 1)
                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("missing value for --file"))?;
                file = Some(val.clone());
                i += 2;
            }
            "--node-id" | "--node" => {
                let val = args
                    .get(i + 1)
                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("missing value for --node-id"))?;
                node_id = Some(val.clone());
                i += 2;
            }
            "-v" | "--verbose" => {
                verbose = true;
                i += 1;
            }
            "-h" | "--help" => {
                rest.push(args[i].clone());
                i += 1;
            }

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Solutions

1. Provide a path after --file, e.g. `--file ./notes.md`
2. Verify the file exists before passing it

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/openhuman/memory/tree/tree_runtime/cli.rs:65 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/da727ef1d5433b9b. Report an issue: GitHub.