deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

agent initiator scope is disposed

Error message

agent initiator scope is disposed

What it means

Error "agent initiator scope is disposed" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/core/agent/src/index.ts:641

  /** Wait for returned-Promise boundaries, then invalidate retained references. */
  private disposeInitiators(): Promise<void> {
    return (this.initiatorDisposal ??= (async () => {
      this.closeInitiators()
      this.releaseReentrantInitiatorRuns()
      if (this.activeInitiatorRuns !== 0) {
        this.initiatorDrain ??= Promise.withResolvers<void>()
        await this.initiatorDrain.promise
      }
      this.initiatorState = 'disposed'
      this.initiators.disable()
      this.initiatorRuns.disable()
    })())
  }

  /** Establish one tracked initiator or clearing boundary. */
  private runWithInitiator<T>(agent: Agent | undefined, operation: () => T): T {
    if (this.initiatorState !== 'active') throw new Error(DISPOSED_INITIATOR_MESSAGE)
    const run: InitiatorRun = {
      active: true,
      parent: this.initiatorRuns.getStore(),
    }
    this.activeInitiatorRuns += 1
    let result: T
    try {
      result = this.initiatorRuns.run(run, () => this.initiators.run(agent, operation))
    } catch (error: unknown) {
      this.releaseInitiatorRun(run)
      throw error
    }
    if (isPromise(result)) {
      try {
        void Promise.prototype.then.call(
          result,
          () => { this.releaseInitiatorRun(run) },
          () => { this.releaseInitiatorRun(run) },

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Solutions

1. Do not use the initiator scope after disposal; create a new scope.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/core/agent/src/index.ts:641 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness@b150a551b8 (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8b3ec7697916122c. Report an issue: GitHub.