GoogleChrome/lighthouse · error · Error

Unable to locate ` `. Tried to resolve the module from…

Error message

Unable to locate `${moduleIdentifier}`.
     Tried to resolve the module from these locations:
       ${getModuleDirectory(import.meta)}
       ${cwdPath}
       ${relativePath}

What it means

Error "Unable to locate `${moduleIdentifier}`. Tried to resolve the module from these locations: ${getModuleDirectory(import.meta)} ${cwdPath} ${relativePath}" thrown in GoogleChrome/lighthouse.

Solutions

1. Verify the module path or package name is spelled correctly in your config.
2. Install the module with npm/yarn if it is an external package.
3. Check the relative path listed and make sure the file exists at one of the tried locations.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown when a config-referenced module cannot be resolved from the Lighthouse module directory, the current working directory, or a relative config path.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of GoogleChrome/lighthouse@9515cd4e58 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5d71d528830707b2. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at core/config/config-helpers.js:545

  const relativePath = path.resolve(configDir, moduleIdentifier);
  try {
    return require.resolve(relativePath);
  } catch (requireError) {}

  // 5.
  // Lighthouse globally installed, node_modules/ in config directory.
  // ex: lighthouse https://test.com --config-path=./config/config.js
  //
  // working directory/
  //   |-- config/
  //     |-- node_modules/
  //     |-- config.js
  //     |-- package.json
  try {
    return require.resolve(moduleIdentifier, {paths: [configDir]});
  } catch (requireError) {}

  throw new Error(errorString + `
       ${relativePath}`);
}

/**
 * Many objects in the config can be an object whose properties are not serializable.
 * We use a shallow clone for these objects instead.
 * Any value that isn't an object will not be cloned.
 *
 * @template T
 * @param {T} item
 * @return {T}
 */
function shallowClone(item) {
  if (typeof item === 'object') {
    // Return copy of instance and prototype chain (in case item is instantiated class).
    return Object.assign(
      Object.create(
        Object.getPrototypeOf(item)

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