zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error · anyhow::Error

plugins.entries contains a duplicate instance key

Error message

plugins.entries contains a duplicate instance key

What it means

Error "plugins.entries contains a duplicate instance key" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-config/src/schema.rs:10064

    false
}

const MCP_MAX_TOOL_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 600;

fn validate_plugin_entries(config: &PluginsConfig) -> Result<()> {
    let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
    for (index, entry) in config.entries.iter().enumerate() {
        let instance_key = entry.name.trim();
        if instance_key.is_empty() {
            anyhow::bail!("plugins.entries[{index}].name must not be empty");
        }
        if instance_key != entry.name {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "plugins.entries[{index}].name must not have leading or trailing whitespace"
            );
        }
        if !seen.insert(instance_key) {
            anyhow::bail!("plugins.entries contains a duplicate instance key");
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

fn validate_mcp_config(config: &McpConfig) -> Result<()> {
    let mut seen_names = std::collections::HashSet::new();
    for (i, server) in config.servers.iter().enumerate() {
        let name = server.name.trim();
        if name.is_empty() {
            validation_bail!(
                RequiredFieldEmpty,
                format!("mcp.servers[{i}].name"),
                "mcp.servers[{i}].name must not be empty"
            );
        }
        if !seen_names.insert(name.to_ascii_lowercase()) {
            anyhow::bail!("mcp.servers contains duplicate name: {name}");

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Solutions

1. Remove or rename duplicate plugin instance keys in the plugins.entries config.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-config/src/schema.rs:10064 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/259bb83cd5dcdf86. Report an issue: GitHub.