node-gyp rebuild binding.gyp missing?

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@9.3.0
gyp info using node@16.14.2 | darwin | arm64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.10.1 found at "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python3"
gyp info spawn /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python3
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/qtpah/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/qtpah/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.14.2/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/qtpah/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.14.2',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/qtpah/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.14.2/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/qtpah',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /Users/qtpah) while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:325:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:28)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:291:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.6.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/qtpah
gyp ERR! node -v v16.14.2
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v9.3.0
gyp ERR! not ok

yes, i have xcode CLI tools installed. Im on Apple Silicon

Start with the node-gyp rebuild command and the logged working directory, /Users/qtpah. Check whether a binding.gyp file exists in that directory and review how node-gyp selects its module root. Done means identifying the cause of the missing-file error and documenting or correcting the supported invocation.