Unable to install plugin @ind-rcg/modeler-sfdx-cli-plugin

[GastonFrancisco]

Summary
Trying to install plugin @ind-rcg/modeler-sfdx-cli-plugin throws error

Steps To Reproduce
Run command sf plugins install @ind-rcg/modeler-sfdx-cli-plugin and followed these instructions:
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.modeler_vscode_installation_prerequisites.htm&type=5

Doctor Diagnosis

{
  "versionDetail": {
    "architecture": "win32-x64",
    "cliVersion": "@salesforce/cli/2.73.1",
    "nodeVersion": "node-v22.12.0",
    "osVersion": "Windows_NT 10.0.22631",
    "rootPath": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf\\client\\2.73.1-f9b06dc",
    "shell": "cmd.exe",
    "pluginVersions": [
      "@oclif/plugin-autocomplete 3.2.16 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-commands 4.1.15 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-help 6.2.20 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-not-found 3.2.33 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-plugins 5.4.24 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-search 1.2.17 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-update 4.6.21 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-version 2.2.19 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 3.1.29 (core)",
      "@oclif/plugin-which 3.2.23 (core)",
      "@salesforce/cli 2.73.1 (core)",
      "apex 3.6.8 (core)",
      "api 1.3.2 (core)",
      "auth 3.6.85 (core)",
      "custom-metadata 3.3.41 (user)",
      "data 4.0.1 (core)",
      "deploy-retrieve 3.17.1 (core)",
      "dev 2.5.1 (user)",
      "env 3.0.34 (user)",
      "generate 1.0.1 (link) C:\\Users\\username\\Desktop\\salesforce-plugins\\plugin-generate",
      "info 3.4.30 (core)",
      "limits 3.3.43 (core)",
      "marketplace 1.3.7 (core)",
      "org 5.2.16 (core)",
      "packaging 2.9.10 (core)",
      "schema 3.3.45 (core)",
      "settings 2.4.9 (core)",
      "sobject 1.4.48 (core)",
      "telemetry 3.6.29 (core)",
      "templates 56.3.34 (core)",
      "trust 3.7.53 (core)",
      "user 3.6.5 (core)",
      "wordcount 0.1.0 (link) C:\\Users\\username\\Desktop\\salesforce-plugins\\plugin-csv-to-xml-parser"
    ]
  },
  "sfdxEnvVars": [],
  "sfEnvVars": [
    [
      "SF_AUTOUPDATE_DISABLE",
      "true"
    ],
    [
      "SF_BINPATH",
      "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf\\client\\bin\\sf"
    ],
    [
      "SF_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE",
      "true"
    ],
    [
      "SF_UPDATE_INSTRUCTIONS",
      "Use \"npm update --global @salesforce/cli\" to update npm-based installations."
    ]
  ],
  "proxyEnvVars": [],
  "cliConfig": {
    "arch": "x64",
    "bin": "sf",
    "binAliases": [
      "sfdx"
    ],
    "binPath": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf\\client\\bin\\sf",
    "cacheDir": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf",
    "channel": "stable",
    "configDir": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf",
    "dataDir": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf",
    "dirname": "sf",
    "flexibleTaxonomy": true,
    "home": "C:\\Users\\username",
    "isSingleCommandCLI": false,
    "name": "@salesforce/cli",
    "nsisCustomization": "scripts/nsis.nsi",
    "platform": "win32",
    "root": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf\\client\\2.73.1-f9b06dc",
    "shell": "cmd.exe",
    "theme": {
      "bin": "blueBright",
      "command": "blueBright",
      "dollarSign": "green",
      "flag": "green",
      "flagDefaultValue": "blueBright",
      "flagOptions": "blueBright",
      "flagRequired": "red",
      "sectionHeader": "blue",
      "topic": "blueBright",
      "json": {
        "brace": "whiteBright",
        "bracket": "whiteBright",
        "comma": "green",
        "key": "blueBright",
        "string": "greenBright",
        "number": "blue",
        "boolean": "redBright",
        "null": "blackBright"
      }
    },
    "topicSeparator": " ",
    "updateConfig": {
      "node": {
        "options": [
          "--no-deprecation"
        ]
      },
      "s3": {
        "bucket": "dfc-data-production",
        "host": "https://developer.salesforce.com",
        "templates": {
          "target": {
            "baseDir": "<%- bin %>",
            "manifest": "<%- channel === 'stable' ? '' : 'channels/' + channel + '/' %><%- platform %>-<%- arch %>",
            "unversioned": "<%- channel === 'stable' ? '' : 'channels/' + channel + '/' %><%- bin %>-<%- platform %>-<%- arch %><%- ext %>",
            "versioned": "<%- channel === 'stable' ? '' : 'channels/' + channel + '/' %><%- bin %>-v<%- version %>/<%- bin %>-v<%- version %>-<%- platform %>-<%- arch %><%- ext %>"
          },
          "vanilla": {
            "baseDir": "<%- bin %>",
            "manifest": "<%- channel === 'stable' ? '' : 'channels/' + channel + '/' %>version",
            "unversioned": "<%- channel === 'stable' ? '' : 'channels/' + channel + '/' %><%- bin %><%- ext %>",
            "versioned": "<%- channel === 'stable' ? '' : 'channels/' + channel + '/' %><%- bin %>-v<%- version %>/<%- bin %>-v<%- version %><%- ext %>"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "userAgent": "@salesforce/cli/2.73.1 win32-x64 node-v22.12.0",
    "valid": true,
    "version": "2.73.1",
    "warned": false,
    "windows": true,
    "_base": "@oclif/core@4.2.2",
    "_commands": {},
    "_topics": {},
    "commandPermutations": {
      "validPermutations": {}
    },
    "pluginLoader": {
      "options": {
        "root": "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\sf\\client\\2.73.1-f9b06dc\\dist"
      },
      "errors": [],
      "plugins": {},
      "pluginsProvided": false
    },
    "topicPermutations": {
      "validPermutations": {}
    },
    "nodeEngine": ">=18.6.0"
  },
  "pluginSpecificData": {
    "@salesforce/plugin-deploy-retrieve": [
      {}
    ],
    "@salesforce/plugin-auth": [
      {
        "isUsingGenericKeychain": true,
        "sfCryptoV2Support": false,
        "cryptoVersion": "v1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "diagnosticResults": [
    {
      "testName": "salesforcedx plugin isn’t installed",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "you have at least one linked plugin",
      "status": "fail"
    },
    {
      "testName": "[@salesforce/plugin-deploy-retrieve] sourceApiVersion matches apiVersion",
      "status": "warn"
    },
    {
      "testName": "[@salesforce/plugin-trust] can ping: https://registry.npmjs.org",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "[@salesforce/plugin-trust] can ping: https://registry.yarnpkg.com",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "[@salesforce/plugin-trust] can ping: https://registry.npmjs.org/",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "using latest or latest-rc CLI version",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "can access: https://test.salesforce.com",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "can access: https://appexchange.salesforce.com/services/data",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "can access: https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sf/channels/stable/sf-win32-x64-buildmanifest",
      "status": "pass"
    },
    {
      "testName": "[@salesforce/plugin-auth] CLI supports v2 crypto",
      "status": "fail"
    },
    {
      "testName": "[@salesforce/plugin-auth] CLI using stable v1 crypto",
      "status": "pass"
    }
  ],
  "suggestions": [
    "Check https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues for CLI issues posted by the community.",
    "Check http://status.salesforce.com for general Salesforce availability and performance.",
    "Warning: the [wordcount] plugin is linked.",
    "Warning: the [@salesforce/plugin-generate] plugin is linked.",
    "Neither sourceApiVersion nor apiVersion are defined. The commands that deploy and retrieve source use the max apiVersion of the target org in this case. The issue isn't a problem, as long as it's the behavior you actually want.",
    "using npm registry https://registry.npmjs.org/ from npm config",
    "Your current installation of Salesforce CLI, including all the plugins you've linked and installed, doesn't yet support v2 crypto. All plugins and libraries must use at least version 6.7.0 of `@salesforce/core` to support v2 crypto. You're generally still able to successfully authenticate with your current CLI installation, but not if you generate a v2 crypto key."
  ],
  "logFilePaths": [],
  "commandExitCode": 0
}

1736546247888-diagnosis.json

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[iowillhoit]

Hey @GastonFrancisco, what is the error message? I can install it without issue.

[GastonFrancisco]

Would you like the whole log or just the part where it starts throwing errors?

[iowillhoit]

The whole log would be ideal. It can help debug certain things with your install

[GastonFrancisco]

Here it goes! Thanks for helping me out

2025-01-10T21_30_06_140Z-debug-0.log

[iowillhoit]

Thanks @GastonFrancisco! So based on the debug logs, it looks like node-gyp is throwing errors.

There are several bullet points on the documentation you shared about node-gyp setup and errors. For example:

• To automatically install Python and Microsoft Build Tools, ensure that you select the Automatically install the necessary tools checkbox.
• Based on the version of Microsoft Build Tools that was installed during the Node.js installation, set the environment variable VCTargetsPath. [...]
• If you installed Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 and you get node-gyp errors during the CLI installation, install Windows 8.1 SDK by using Visual Studio Installer.
• If you installed multiple Microsoft Build Tools, make sure that the correct versions are used by node-gyp. You can modify the .npmrc file to make node-gyp use the version of the build tools specified in VCTargetsPath. [...]

I would carefully review those docs and make sure your environment is set up correctly. Unfortunately, the CLI Team does not own this plugin so we will not be much help beyond that.

[iowillhoit]

Hey @GastonFrancisco, were you able to get this sorted out?

[cristiand391]

closing this since it seems specific to the modeler plugin.

[GastonFrancisco]

Sorry everyone, I've been sick.
Luckily I was able to fix my issue. It was the Python version that was being used. For some reason even though I changed the PATH system variable it wouldn't take it. I ended up installing it from a Conda environment

Thanks!