tinyhumansai/openhuman · error

missing value for --thread

Error message

missing value for --thread

What it means

Hand-rolled parsing for `openhuman tui`: the --thread flag was the last token with no following thread id to resume. Aborts before the core runtime boots.

Source

Thrown at src/tui/runner.rs:42

///   * `--no-alt-screen` — render in the current terminal buffer.
///   * a positional prompt — send immediately after startup.
///   * `-v` / `--verbose` — debug-level file logging.
pub fn run_from_cli(args: &[String]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let mut thread_id: Option<String> = None;
    let mut force_new = false;
    let mut verbose = false;
    let mut resume_picker = false;
    let mut use_last = false;
    let mut no_alt_screen = false;
    let mut prompt_parts = Vec::new();

    let mut i = 0usize;
    while i < args.len() {
        match args[i].as_str() {
            "--thread" => {
                thread_id = Some(
                    args.get(i + 1)
                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("missing value for --thread"))?
                        .clone(),
                );
                i += 2;
            }
            "--new" => {
                force_new = true;
                i += 1;
            }
            "--resume" => {
                resume_picker = true;
                i += 1;
            }
            "--last" => {
                use_last = true;
                i += 1;
            }
            "--no-alt-screen" => {
                no_alt_screen = true;

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Solutions

1. Pass a thread id after --thread, e.g. `openhuman tui --thread <id>`
2. Use --last or --resume to pick a thread interactively

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/tui/runner.rs:42 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/0645db31f35148e8. Report an issue: GitHub.