coleam00/Archon · error · Error

Failed to capture workflow source from ${effectiveDiscoveryC

Error message

Failed to capture workflow source from ${effectiveDiscoveryCwd}: ${(error as Error).message}

What it means

Error "Failed to capture workflow source from ${effectiveDiscoveryCwd}: ${(error as Error).message}" thrown in coleam00/Archon.

Source

Thrown at packages/cli/src/commands/workflow.ts:1527

  // `finalizeWorkflowSource` (workflow.ts:1749) reassigns `preparedSource` to a
  // new object whose `captureRoot` is the LIVE artifacts directory the run
  // executes from — rm-ing `preparedSource.captureRoot` on Ctrl-C mid-run would
  // destroy the run's source. The original staged path is renamed away by
  // either `finalizeWorkflowSource` (container) or `executeWorkflow`'s rename
  // (everything else), so an `rm` against it is a no-op once prep has moved it.
  let originalStagedRoot: string | undefined;
  if (!isContinuation && !options.dryRun && !options.stubsInitPath) {
    try {
      preparedSource = await prepareWorkflowSource(createWorkflowDeps(), {
        sourceRoot: effectiveDiscoveryCwd,
        // Keep the capture filed under the run it belongs to when the row already exists.
        ...(detachedPreCreatedRun ? { runId: detachedPreCreatedRun.id } : {}),
      });
      // From here the owner reclaims it unless a run adopts it, whichever way we leave.
      owner.hold(preparedSource);
      originalStagedRoot = preparedSource.captureRoot;
    } catch (error) {
      throw new Error(
        `Failed to capture workflow source from ${effectiveDiscoveryCwd}: ${(error as Error).message}`
      );
    }
  }

  // A resolved continuation already discovered over its own roots; reusing that result is
  // what keeps a resume from paying digest verification and full discovery twice.
  // Mutable: an adopt lane that runs inside the adopted run's worktree re-freezes and
  // re-discovers from THAT checkout once its path is known (see recaptureForLane).
  let { workflows: workflowEntries, errors } = continuation
    ? { workflows: continuation.workflows, errors: continuation.errors }
    : preparedSource
      ? await discoverWorkflowsWithConfig(cwd, loadConfig, preparedSource.roots)
      : await loadWorkflows(effectiveDiscoveryCwd);
  const sourceCounts = countWorkflowSources(workflowEntries);

  if (!options.json && !options.quiet) {
    console.log(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/cli/src/commands/workflow.ts:1527 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of coleam00/Archon@0773b97458 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f809daa00960e0a1. Report an issue: GitHub.