opencode fails when opencode/ subdirectory is missing from repo

[brianluby]

Summary:
opencode fails to run in directories that don't contain an opencode/ subdirectory, with a misleading error message that doesn't explain the actual requirement.
Steps to Reproduce:

Navigate to any directory without an opencode/ subdirectory
Ensure opencode is properly authenticated (opencode auth login)
Run opencode

Expected Behavior:

opencode should either create the required opencode/ directory automatically, OR
Provide a clear error message explaining that an opencode/ directory is required and how to resolve it

Actual Behavior:
Error: Failed to change directory to /path/to/current/directory/opencode

Environment:

Directory tested: /opt/personal-repos/dev-stack and ~/personal-repos/dev-stack (symlink)
Authentication: Successfully completed with Claude
OS: cachyOS (arch based linux)
opencode version: 0.7.9

Workaround:
mkdir opencode
opencode # now works

Additional Notes:

The error message is misleading - initially appeared to be a symlink resolution issue
No documentation found explaining the opencode/ directory requirement
Error occurs regardless of symlinks (tested in both symlinked and direct paths)

Installation method: AUR via yay
Package version: 0.7.9-1

[github-actions]

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

• Can't init my project #2269: Similar "Failed to change directory" error when trying to initialize projects, though that was with the opencode init command specifically

Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.

[rekram1-node]

I think this is some bun bug I have seen this before...

Does it work without creating dir if you do:

opencode .

[brianluby]

You are correct that worked. I rm -rf'd the opencode dir and then tried opencode no period and it failed same message and then tried with the period opencode . and it worked fine in the symlinked directory.

[brianluby]

But in both cases running /init came back with directory errors. Albeit the second time a lot less.

Read .github/copilot-instructions.md

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '/opt/personal-repos/dev-stack/.github'

The previous run without teh period have 5-10 of the /opt/ errors and I was in the symlink ~/personal-repos/dev-stack/

Not sure how exactly bun is being uses but this is deeper than just the initial setup.

[thdxr]

what OS + version is this?

[rekram1-node]

In the op it says:

OS: cachyOS (arch based linux)
opencode version: 0.7.9

[nicoburniske]

also happens on nixos + opencode 0.8.0

doing opencode . works however

[ndrwstn]

Also on macOS 15.6.1; I've been doing

opencode `pwd`<tab>

to have my window appropriately labeled.

[rekram1-node]

I think this was fixed, lmk if u still have this issue