Troubleshoot problems with Rovo Dev CLI

Error message “Failed to generate an LLM response” or “An unexpected error occurred, exiting”

Generic error message. If the problem persists, check the log file at <user home dir>/.rovodev/rovodev.log and report a bug.

Rovo Dev can make code changes without being asked to do so

Specify “Don’t make code changes” in your prompt.

Rovo Dev CLI becomes unresponsive when running in a large codebase

Large codebases can cause problems for Rovo Dev. Try running Rovo Dev in sub-directories with fewer files.

Cannot enter '@' symbol in username, which leads to error message “Invalid token during auth, Authentication failed” (Windows PowerShell)

Try to authenticate in Command Line instead of PowerShell.

Or copy & paste the unscoped API token in a text file (e.g. token.txt) and reference the file in your auth command: acli rovodev auth login --email "user@email.com" --token < token.txt

Error message: “Failed to execute command” (Windows PowerShell)

Make sure user account has permissions to C:\Users\<account name>\.local\share\acli\plugin\rovodev\ , or run PowerShell in administrator mode.