zed-industries/zed · error · anyhow::Error

shared skill exceeds the maximum size of {MAX_SKILL_FILE_SIZ

Error message

shared skill exceeds the maximum size of {MAX_SKILL_FILE_SIZE} bytes

What it means

Error "shared skill exceeds the maximum size of {MAX_SKILL_FILE_SIZE} bytes" thrown in zed-industries/zed.

Source

Thrown at crates/agent_skills/agent_skills.rs:846

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/// Recover the `SKILL.md` contents embedded in a `zed://skill?data=…` link
/// produced by [`encode_skill_share_link`].
pub fn decode_skill_share_link(link: &str) -> Result<String> {
    use base64::Engine as _;
    let url = Url::parse(link).context("skill share link is not a valid URL")?;
    anyhow::ensure!(
        url.scheme() == SKILL_SHARE_LINK_SCHEME && url.host_str() == Some(SKILL_SHARE_LINK_HOST),
        "not a skill share link"
    );
    let data = url
        .query_pairs()
        .find_map(|(key, value)| (key == SKILL_SHARE_LINK_DATA_PARAM).then_some(value))
        .context("skill share link is missing the `data` parameter")?;
    let bytes = base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD
        .decode(data.as_bytes())
        .context("skill share link `data` is not valid base64")?;
    anyhow::ensure!(
        bytes.len() <= MAX_SKILL_FILE_SIZE,
        "shared skill exceeds the maximum size of {MAX_SKILL_FILE_SIZE} bytes"
    );
    let content = String::from_utf8(bytes).context("skill share link `data` is not valid UTF-8")?;
    Ok(content)
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use fs::FakeFs;
    use gpui::TestAppContext;

    #[test]
    fn test_skill_source_precedence_is_total_and_ordered() {
        // Pin the hierarchy: project-local > global > built-in. Every
        // override and conflict-resolution site routes through this,
        // so the rest of the codebase relies on it being correct.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/agent_skills/agent_skills.rs:846 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@bc538def45 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/929d451967bc24ba. Report an issue: GitHub.