alibaba/nacos · error · IllegalArgumentException

Invalid protocol: {protocol}

Error message

Invalid protocol: {protocol}

What it means

Error "Invalid protocol: {protocol}" thrown in alibaba/nacos.

Source

Thrown at api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/api/ai/utils/AgentValidationUtils.java:135

     * Validate an Agent version range.
     *
     * @param versionRange version range text
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException when invalid
     */
    public static void validateVersionRange(String versionRange) {
        AgentVersionRange.parse(versionRange);
    }
    
    /**
     * Validate a protocol token.
     *
     * @param protocol protocol token
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException when invalid
     */
    public static void validateProtocol(String protocol) {
        if (protocol == null || protocol.length() > MAX_PROTOCOL_LENGTH
            || !PROTOCOL_PATTERN.matcher(protocol).matches()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid protocol: " + protocol);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Validate an optional protocol-version value when present.
     *
     * @param protocolVersion protocol-version value
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException when invalid
     */
    public static void validateProtocolVersion(String protocolVersion) {
        if (protocolVersion == null || protocolVersion.isEmpty()
            || protocolVersion.length() > MAX_PROTOCOL_VERSION_LENGTH) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid protocolVersion: " + protocolVersion);
        }
        validatePrintableAscii(protocolVersion, "protocolVersion");
    }
    
    /**

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Solutions

1. Correct the invalid value for protocol validation to match the expected format or allowed set, then retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/api/ai/utils/AgentValidationUtils.java:135 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Validating an endpoint or call interface with a protocol value that fails the allowed pattern.

AI-assisted analysis of alibaba/nacos@9b989acdf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/94c44835d3f0945d. Report an issue: GitHub.