continuedev/continue · error · Error

Config not loaded

Error message

Config not loaded

What it means

The tools/evaluatePolicy handler loads config to look up a tool's policy; if loadConfig yields no config object it cannot evaluate and throws 'Config not loaded'.

Source

Thrown at core/core.ts:1056

      if (msg.data.id) {
        await this.configHandler.setSelectedProfileId(msg.data.id);
      }
    });

    on("auth/getAuthUrl", async (_msg) => {
      return { url: "" };
    });

    on("tools/call", async ({ data: { toolCall } }) =>
      this.handleToolCall(toolCall),
    );

    on(
      "tools/evaluatePolicy",
      async ({ data: { toolName, basePolicy, parsedArgs, processedArgs } }) => {
        const { config } = await this.configHandler.loadConfig();
        if (!config) {
          throw new Error("Config not loaded");
        }

        const tool = config.tools.find((t) => t.function.name === toolName);
        if (!tool) {
          return { policy: basePolicy };
        }

        // Extract display value for specific tools
        let displayValue: string | undefined;
        if (toolName === "runTerminalCommand" && parsedArgs.command) {
          displayValue = parsedArgs.command as string;
        }

        if (tool.evaluateToolCallPolicy) {
          const evaluatedPolicy = tool.evaluateToolCallPolicy(
            basePolicy,
            parsedArgs,
            processedArgs,

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Solutions

1. Ensure config.json exists and parses before tool use
2. Retry after initialization completes
3. Regenerate a valid config

const { config } = await configHandler.loadConfig();
if (!config) await waitForConfigReady();

catch (e) { if (e.message === 'Config not loaded') { await delay(200); retryEvaluatePolicy(); } }

When it happens

Trigger: A tool call triggers evaluatePolicy while config.json is missing, corrupt, or still loading.

Common situations: Startup races where a tool call arrives before config load finishes; corrupted config after manual edit; fresh environment without config.

Related errors

• Tool ${toolName} not found
• Profile ${profileId} not found
• No reranker set up
• No chat model selected
• Failed to load config

AI-assisted analysis of continuedev/continue@5522c6f44c (2026-08-27). Data as JSON: /api/errors/27410167b05e5a1b. Report an issue: GitHub.