zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error

purge_agent not supported by this memory backend

Error message

purge_agent not supported by this memory backend

What it means

Error "purge_agent not supported by this memory backend" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-plugins/src/wasm_memory.rs:414

        call_plugin!(
            self,
            async move |store: &mut Store<PluginState>, bindings: &mut MemoryPlugin| {
                let out = wt(
                    bindings
                        .zeroclaw_plugin_memory()
                        .call_purge_session_for_agent(store, &session_id, &agent_id)
                        .await,
                    "memory.purge-session-for-agent trapped",
                )?
                .map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)?;
                Ok(out as usize)
            }
        )
    }

    async fn purge_agent(&self, agent_alias: &str) -> Result<usize> {
        if !self.capabilities.contains(MemoryCapabilities::PURGE_AGENT) {
            anyhow::bail!("purge_agent not supported by this memory backend");
        }
        let agent_alias = agent_alias.to_string();
        call_plugin!(
            self,
            async move |store: &mut Store<PluginState>, bindings: &mut MemoryPlugin| {
                let out = wt(
                    bindings
                        .zeroclaw_plugin_memory()
                        .call_purge_agent(store, &agent_alias)
                        .await,
                    "memory.purge-agent trapped",
                )?
                .map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)?;
                Ok(out as usize)
            }
        )
    }

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Solutions

1. Use a memory backend that implements purge_agent, or delete the agent's keys individually.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-plugins/src/wasm_memory.rs:414 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/56774b54bcbeb539. Report an issue: GitHub.