xai-org/grok-build · error

Source path is not a valid git repository or worktree: {}

Error message

Source path is not a valid git repository or worktree: {}

What it means

Error "Source path is not a valid git repository or worktree: {}" thrown in xai-org/grok-build.

Source

Thrown at crates/codegen/xai-grok-workspace/src/worktree/mod.rs:1656

    let dir_name = derive_worktree_label(label);
    let dir_name = resolve_label_collision(&base, &dir_name);
    Ok(base.join(dir_name).to_string_lossy().into_owned())
}

/// Prepare for creating a worktree from another worktree (fork flow).
/// Returns the prepared result with sync response and whether to spawn an async task.
pub async fn prepare_worktree_from_worktree(
    req: &CreateWorktreeFromWorktreeRequest,
) -> PrepareWorktreeResult {
    let source_path = Path::new(&req.source_worktree_path);

    if git_cli(source_path, &["rev-parse", "--git-dir"])
        .await
        .is_err()
    {
        return PrepareWorktreeResult {
            response: Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
                "Source path is not a valid git repository or worktree: {}",
                req.source_worktree_path
            )),
            spawn_task: false,
        };
    }

    let worktree_path =
        match resolve_fork_worktree_path(source_path, &req.new_session_id, req.label.as_deref()) {
            Ok(path) => path,
            Err(e) => {
                return PrepareWorktreeResult {
                    response: Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to resolve worktree path: {}", e)),
                    spawn_task: false,
                };
            }
        };

    let git_root_str = find_git_root_from_path(source_path)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/codegen/xai-grok-workspace/src/worktree/mod.rs:1656 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of xai-org/grok-build@bc7f02eddd (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e3342e97493830e5. Report an issue: GitHub.