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

Skill file not found: {}

Error message

Skill file not found: {}

What it means

Error "Skill file not found: {}" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/skills/improver.rs:74

            return false;
        };
        let elapsed = chrono::Utc::now().signed_duration_since(ts);
        elapsed.num_seconds() < self.config.cooldown_secs as i64
    }

    pub async fn improve_skill(
        &mut self,
        slug: &str,
        improved_content: &str,
        improvement_reason: &str,
    ) -> Result<Option<String>> {
        validate_skill_content(improved_content)?;

        let skill_dir = self.skills_dir().join(slug);
        let md_path = skill_dir.join("SKILL.md");

        if !md_path.exists() {
            bail!("Skill file not found: {}", md_path.display());
        }

        // Read existing content to preserve audit trail comments.
        let existing = tokio::fs::read_to_string(&md_path)
            .await
            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read {}", md_path.display()))?;

        // Build updated content with audit metadata embedded in YAML front-matter
        // plus an HTML audit-trail comment at the file's tail.
        let now = chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
        let single_line_reason = improvement_reason.replace('\n', " ");
        let audit_entry = format!("\n<!-- Improvement: {now} | Reason: {single_line_reason} -->\n");

        let updated = append_improvement_metadata(improved_content, &now, improvement_reason);

        // Preserve any existing audit trail from the original file.
        let audit_trail = extract_audit_trail(&existing);
        let final_content = if audit_trail.is_empty() {

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Solutions

1. Correct the skill file path or create the SKILL.md file.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/skills/improver.rs:74 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/956cba351e358f51. Report an issue: GitHub.