bug: cody-agent CLI returns errors (clean install on Google Cloud VPS / Debian 12)

[optimalisatie]

Version

latest

Describe the bug

I intended to test the cody-agent 'experimental-cli' for potential server administration usage and it returned several errors. Considering the value of such a cli tool, I decided to file a bug report.

CLI docs / install instructions: https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody/tree/main/cli

First problem: When performing a chat query, there is a long wait (about 20-30 seconds) and then the following error:

No handler for notification with method remoteRepo/didChange.

A few seconds later, the answer is provided.

Command used (official demo command): cody-agent experimental-cli chat -m 'what color is the sky?'

After three questions, another more profound error occured, directly after No handler for notification with method remoteRepo/didChange:

----agent stderr----
window.withProgress: uncaught error EvalError: symf index creation failed: Error: symf exited with code 1
    at toSymfError (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:641:12)
    at SymfRunner._unsafeUpsertIndex (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:454:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

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----agent stderr----
Uncaught exception: EvalError: symf index creation failed: Error: symf exited with code 1
    at toSymfError (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:641:12)
    at SymfRunner._unsafeUpsertIndex (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:454:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

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----agent stderr----
Uncaught exception: EvalError: symf index creation failed: Error: symf exited with code 1
    at toSymfError (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:641:12)
    at SymfRunner._unsafeUpsertIndex (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:454:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

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----agent stderr----
Uncaught exception: EvalError: symf index creation failed: Error: symf exited with code 1
    at toSymfError (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:641:12)
    at SymfRunner._unsafeUpsertIndex (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:454:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

--------------------
----agent stderr----
Uncaught exception: EvalError: symf index creation failed: Error: symf exited with code 1
    at toSymfError (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:641:12)
    at SymfRunner._unsafeUpsertIndex (/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v20.5.1/lib/node_modules/@sourcegraph/vscode/src/local-context/symf.ts:454:19)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

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Expected behavior

The CLI answers super fast, as made possible with Anthropic Haiku, having experienced this through the tool https://github.com/optimalisatie/ai-shell-anthropic

Additional context

No response