ultraplan: fails with 'Background tasks require a GitHub remote' even when remote is configured
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 23, 2026 by HAraujo14 Closed Apr 27, 2026
Bug Description
/ultraplan fails with the error below even when a valid GitHub remote is already configured.
Error Message
ultraplan: cannot launch remote session —
Background tasks require a GitHub remote. Add one with `git remote add origin REPO_URL`.
Remote Configuration
A valid HTTPS remote (origin) was configured and tracking a remote branch that was fully up to date with commits pushed.
Steps to Reproduce
- Initialize a git repo and create a private GitHub repo via
gh repo create --private - Push an initial commit
- Run
/ultraplanfrom within the repo directory - Error appears despite remote being correctly configured
Environment
- OS: Linux WSL2 (6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
- Shell: bash
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