zed-industries/zed · error

Git Config isn't support for project guests

Error message

Git Config isn't support for project guests

What it means

A project guest attempted to run a git config command; the remote GitStoreState path contains an explicit guard rejecting git config for collab participants, since arbitrary config commands are not proxied to the host.

Source

Thrown at crates/project/src/git_store.rs:3187

                    }
                })
            }
        }
    }

    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() {
                    return Task::ready(Err(anyhow!(
                        "Git Config isn't support for project guests"
                    )));
                }

                // TODO: Implement this for remote repositories.
                Task::ready(Err(anyhow!(
                    "Git Config isn't yet supported for remote projects"
                )))
            }
        }
    }

    async fn handle_update_repository(
        this: Entity<Self>,
        envelope: TypedEnvelope<proto::UpdateRepository>,
        mut cx: AsyncApp,
    ) -> Result<()> {
        this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {

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Solutions

1. Run the git config command in your own terminal against a local clone
2. Ask the host to change the configuration if it affects the shared project

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/project/src/git_store.rs:3187 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/2805f0acaf01f9c4. Report an issue: GitHub.