zed-industries/zed · error

Git Config isn't yet supported for remote projects

Error message

Git Config isn't yet supported for remote projects

What it means

git_config was called while the project is in the Remote (non-collab) state; running git config against a remote project's filesystem is not implemented, so the request is rejected with this guard error before any RPC is made.

Source

Thrown at crates/project/src/git_store.rs:3193

    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| {
            let path_style = this.worktree_store.read(cx).path_style();
            let mut update = envelope.payload;

            let id = RepositoryId::from_proto(update.id);
            let client = this.upstream_client().context("no upstream client")?;
            let is_new = !this.repositories.contains_key(&id);

View on GitHub (pinned to f4178619ac)

Solutions

1. Run git config locally where the repository resides
2. Reopen the project locally if config changes are needed from this machine

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/project/src/git_store.rs:3193 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/8f8461cb5dd35285. Report an issue: GitHub.