Open Agent Toolkit

Troubleshooting

Skills not visible in host UI

  • Run: pnpm run cli -- sync --scope all
  • Reload/restart host app session
  • Verify AGENTS.md skills table matches .agents/skills/*/SKILL.md
  • Run: pnpm run worktree:init
  • This command installs dependencies, builds the workspace, and runs oat sync --scope project.

Codex appears detected but no skill sync actions are listed

Expected for native-read skill mappings. Codex can read canonical skills without mirrored provider writes.

sync reports provider config mismatch

  • For interactive runs, select detected providers to enable when prompted.
  • For non-interactive runs, configure providers explicitly:
    • oat providers set --scope project --enabled <providers> --disabled <providers>
  • Re-run oat sync --scope project after updating config.

instructions validate reports missing, content_mismatch, or stray

  • Run oat instructions sync --dry-run to preview changes.
  • Run oat instructions sync --strategy pointer|symlink|copy to apply the expected CLAUDE.md shape.
  • If mismatched CLAUDE.md files should be overwritten, run oat instructions sync --force (or combine it with --strategy if needed).
  • If stray is reported, oat instructions sync will adopt the Claude-only file into AGENTS.md and then regenerate CLAUDE.md.
  • If a broken or unreadable instruction path is reported, fix the underlying file or symlink target first; sync will intentionally skip manual-repair cases instead of forcing recovery.
  • If a directory you expected to see is missing from the scan, confirm it is not under .git, .oat, .worktrees, or node_modules.
  • Re-run oat instructions validate and confirm status is ok.

Use Instruction Sync for the full strategy matrix and state model.

doctor warns about canonical directories

  • Run oat init for the relevant scope.
  • Re-run oat doctor after initialization.

doctor warns about outdated installed OAT skills

  • Run oat init tools to install/update bundled OAT tool packs.
  • In TTY mode, select which outdated skills to update when prompted.
  • In non-interactive mode, rerun the relevant pack subcommand with --force if you want to overwrite outdated installed skills.

Manifest not found or invalid

  • Missing manifest: run sync or init
  • Invalid manifest: repair/remove file and rerun

Status/output mismatches with lifecycle expectations

  • Reconcile state.md, plan.md review table, and implementation.md.
  • Ensure phase/review status has been updated after reviews and fix cycles.

Reference artifacts

  • .oat/projects/<scope>/<project>/implementation.md
  • .oat/projects/<scope>/<project>/reviews/
  • packages/cli/src/commands/doctor/index.ts
  • packages/cli/src/commands/instructions/

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