zed-industries/zed · error

Git Clone failed

Error message

Git Clone failed

What it means

The remote git clone RPC (proto::GitClone) sent to the host failed — the request itself returned an error rather than completing. The host-side clone likely failed (bad URL, auth, disk) or the connection dropped mid-request.

Source

Thrown at crates/project/src/git_store.rs:3168

                ..
            } => {
                if upstream_client.is_via_collab() {
                    return Task::ready(Err(anyhow!(
                        "Git Clone isn't supported for project guests"
                    )));
                }
                let request = upstream_client.request(proto::GitClone {
                    project_id: *upstream_project_id,
                    abs_path: path.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
                    remote_repo: repo,
                });

                cx.background_spawn(async move {
                    let result = request.await?;

                    match result.success {
                        true => Ok(()),
                        false => Err(anyhow!("Git Clone failed")),
                    }
                })
            }
        }
    }

    pub fn git_config(&self, path: Arc<Path>, args: Vec<String>, cx: &App) -> Task<Result<String>> {
        match &self.state {
            GitStoreState::Local { fs, .. } => {
                let fs = fs.clone();
                cx.background_executor()
                    .spawn(async move { fs.git_config(&path, args).await })
            }
            GitStoreState::Remote {
                upstream_client, ..
            } => {
                // Prevent running git config commands for collab.
                if upstream_client.is_via_collab() {

View on GitHub (pinned to f4178619ac)

Solutions

1. Check the host's logs for the underlying clone failure
2. Verify the repository URL and credentials, and available disk space on the host
3. Retry after fixing the cause; transient connection drops can simply be retried

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/project/src/git_store.rs:3168 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@f4178619ac (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f465c1640a6a83cc. Report an issue: GitHub.