2 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.test.ts
index 891c84e7..ae6378c7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.test.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ describe('setupGithubCommand', () => {
     vi.mocked(child_process.execSync).mockReturnValue('');
     expect(() => {
       setupGithubCommand.action?.({} as CommandContext, '');
-    }).toThrow('Unable to determine the Git root directory.');
+    }).toThrow(
+      'Unable to determine the GitHub repository. /setup-github must be run from a git repository.',
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.ts
index 445c0e76..047e11eb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,21 @@ export const setupGithubCommand: SlashCommand = {
   description: 'Set up GitHub Actions',
   kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
   action: (): SlashCommandActionReturn => {
-    const gitRootRepo = execSync('git rev-parse --show-toplevel', {
-      encoding: 'utf-8',
-    }).trim();
-
     if (!isGitHubRepository()) {
-      throw new Error('Unable to determine the Git root directory.');
+      throw new Error(
+        'Unable to determine the GitHub repository. /setup-github must be run from a git repository.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    let gitRootRepo: string;
+    try {
+      gitRootRepo = execSync('git rev-parse --show-toplevel', {
+        encoding: 'utf-8',
+      }).trim();
+    } catch {
+      throw new Error(
+        'Unable to determine the GitHub repository. /setup-github must be run from a git repository.',
+      );
     }
 
     const version = 'v0';