Invalid profile "${this.profileOverride}". Available profile

Error message

Invalid profile "${this.profileOverride}". Available profiles: core, custom

What it means

Error "Invalid profile "${this.profileOverride}". Available profiles: core, custom" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/core/init.ts:444

      });
      return { write: answer, persist: answer, optedOut: !answer, skippedUndecided: false };
    }

    // Non-interactive with no explicit signal: don't write, and leave the
    // decision unpersisted so a later interactive run can still prompt.
    return { write: false, optedOut: false, skippedUndecided: true };
  }

  private resolveProfileOverride(): Profile | undefined {
    if (this.profileOverride === undefined) {
      return undefined;
    }

    if (this.profileOverride === 'core' || this.profileOverride === 'custom') {
      return this.profileOverride;
    }

    throw new Error(`Invalid profile "${this.profileOverride}". Available profiles: core, custom`);
  }

  /**
   * Resolves the workflows the effective profile installs, so onboarding output
   * only mentions commands that will actually exist.
   */
  private getActiveWorkflows(): string[] {
    const globalCfg = getGlobalConfig();
    const activeProfile: Profile = this.resolveProfileOverride() ?? globalCfg.profile ?? 'core';
    return [...getProfileWorkflows(activeProfile, globalCfg.workflows)];
  }

  // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  // LEGACY CLEANUP
  // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

  /**
   * Cleans repo-local legacy artifacts immediately and defers global Codex prompt

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/core/init.ts:444 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Fission-AI/OpenSpec@6926ccb18a (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/23dccb0cd6b01b8f. Report an issue: GitHub.