windmill-labs/windmill · error

Stale scripts metadata found, you may want to update them us

Error message

Stale scripts metadata found, you may want to update them using 'wmill generate-metadata' before pushing:

What it means

Post-push advisory in `wmill sync push`: some script metadata was detected as stale (code changed since metadata was last generated) and autoRegenerate was off, so they were pushed with outdated locks. The lines that follow list the stale script paths.

Source

Thrown at cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts:5172

          workspace,
          codebases,
          ignore: await ignoreF(opts),
          rawWorkspaceDependencies,
          tree,
          dryRun: opts.dryRun,
        });
      } finally {
        await flushLockfileBatch();
      }
    }
  }

  if (staleScripts.length > 0) {
    log.info("");
    if (autoRegenerate) {
      log.info("Auto-regenerated metadata for stale scripts:");
    } else {
      log.warn(
        "Stale scripts metadata found, you may want to update them using 'wmill generate-metadata' before pushing:",
      );
    }
    for (const stale of staleScripts) {
      if (autoRegenerate) {
        log.info(`  ${stale}`);
      } else {
        log.warn(stale);
      }
    }

    log.info("");
  }

  if (staleFlows.length > 0) {
    if (autoRegenerate) {
      log.info("Auto-regenerated locks for stale flows:");
    } else {

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Solutions

  1. Run 'wmill generate-metadata' to refresh script metadata/locks
  2. Or push with the auto-regenerate option enabled
  3. Re-push after regenerating so remote locks reflect current imports
Defensive patterns

Strategy: fallback

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts:5172 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of windmill-labs/windmill@e474e8803c (2026-09-03). Data as JSON: /api/errors/93286337eafc2099. Report an issue: GitHub.