usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Source environment not found

Error message

Source environment not found

What it means

Error "Source environment not found" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js:504

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:rename-workspace-environment', async (event, workspacePath, environmentUid, newName) => {
    try {
      return await globalEnvironmentsManager.renameGlobalEnvironment(workspacePath, {
        environmentUid,
        name: newName
      });
    } catch (error) {
      throw error;
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:copy-workspace-environment', async (event, workspacePath, environmentUid, newName) => {
    try {
      const result = await globalEnvironmentsManager.getGlobalEnvironments(workspacePath);
      const sourceEnv = result.globalEnvironments.find((env) => env.uid === environmentUid);

      if (!sourceEnv) {
        throw new Error('Source environment not found');
      }

      // Create new environment with copied variables
      return await globalEnvironmentsManager.createGlobalEnvironment(workspacePath, {
        name: newName,
        variables: sourceEnv.variables || []
      });
    } catch (error) {
      throw error;
    }
  });

  ipcMain.handle('renderer:add-collection-to-workspace', async (event, workspacePath, collection) => {
    try {
      const normalizedCollection = normalizeCollectionEntry(workspacePath, collection);
      const updatedCollections = await addCollectionToWorkspace(workspacePath, normalizedCollection);

      const workspaceConfig = readWorkspaceConfig(workspacePath);

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Solutions

1. Verify the source environment name exists in the workspace.
2. Refresh the environment list and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js:504 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8492a11b6f737c57. Report an issue: GitHub.