zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error

cli-alias-delete-failed

cli-alias-delete-failed

Error message

delete failed: {$error}

What it means

Error "delete failed: {$error}" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at src/alias_cli/mod.rs:279

            bail!(
                "{}",
                mt(
                    "cli-alias-delete-refused-hint",
                    "delete refused — resolve the hard references first"
                )
            );
        }
        Err(CascadeError::NotFound(p)) => bail!(
            "{}",
            mta(
                "cli-alias-not-configured",
                &[("path", p.as_str())],
                "{$path} is not configured"
            )
        ),
        Err(e) => {
            let es = e.to_string();
            bail!(
                "{}",
                mta(
                    "cli-alias-delete-failed",
                    &[("error", es.as_str())],
                    "delete failed: {$error}"
                )
            )
        }
    }
}

/// Rename an aliased entry's config references (config-layer only).
fn rename_config(config: &mut Config, kind: &AliasKind, from: &str, to: &str) -> Result<()> {
    match alias_refs::rename_with_cascade(config, kind, from, to) {
        Ok(report) => {
            for path in &report.dirty_paths {
                config.mark_dirty(path);
            }

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Solutions

1. Inspect the reported error, fix the underlying cause (permissions, missing file, invalid state), and retry the delete.
2. Edit ~/.zeroclaw/config.toml directly to remove the entry if the CLI delete keeps failing.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/alias_cli/mod.rs:279 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw@88bb9c8533 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c70735ac96db8901. Report an issue: GitHub.