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

Update rolled back — smoke test failed: {e}

Error message

Update rolled back — smoke test failed: {e}

What it means

Error "Update rolled back — smoke test failed: {e}" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at src/commands/update.rs:316

            // the validated main binary is already in place and must not be
            // rolled back if these fail.
            install_companion_artifacts(&staging, &current_exe, &host_dashboard_candidates()).await;
            println!("{}", update_success_message(&update_info.latest_version));
            println!("{}", prebuilt_channel_note_message());
            Ok(())
        }
        Err(e) => {
            ::zeroclaw_log::record!(
                WARN,
                ::zeroclaw_log::Event::new(module_path!(), ::zeroclaw_log::Action::Note)
                    .with_outcome(::zeroclaw_log::EventOutcome::Unknown)
                    .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({"error": format!("{}", e)})),
                "Smoke test failed, rolling back"
            );
            rollback_binary(&backup_path, &current_exe)
                .await
                .context("rollback after smoke test failure")?;
            bail!("Update rolled back — smoke test failed: {e}");
        }
    }
}

fn find_asset_url(release: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<String> {
    let target = current_target_triple()?;

    release["assets"].as_array()?.iter().find_map(|asset| {
        let name = asset["name"].as_str()?;
        if !is_installable_release_asset(name, target) {
            return None;
        }
        let url = asset["browser_download_url"].as_str()?.trim();
        (!url.is_empty()).then(|| url.to_string())
    })
}

fn find_sha256sums_url(release: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<String> {

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Solutions

1. Check why the smoke test failed (missing config, port conflict, missing features), fix it, and retry the update.
2. Stay on the rolled-back version and report the smoke test failure with logs if it persists.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commands/update.rs:316 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/f6e378b1f1753e71. Report an issue: GitHub.