deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

${binName}: failed to read config ${absoluteConfigPath}: ${S

Error message

${binName}: failed to read config ${absoluteConfigPath}: ${String(error)}

What it means

Error "${binName}: failed to read config ${absoluteConfigPath}: ${String(error)}" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/boot/app-boot/src/index.ts:389

 * belongs to the added layer.
 * @param binName - the diagnostic prefix on read/parse errors.
 * @param absoluteConfigPath - the base config file `boot()` would include.
 * @param layers - overlay layers in application order (later wins).
 * @param warn - sink for skipped-patch diagnostics; defaults to stderr.
 * @returns the composed entry list rendered as a YAML document with
 * source comment separators.
 */
export function renderConfigDump(
  binName: string,
  absoluteConfigPath: string,
  layers: ConfigDumpLayer[],
  warn: (line: string) => void = line => void process.stderr.write(`${line}\n`),
): string {
  let content: string
  try {
    content = readFileSync(absoluteConfigPath, 'utf8')
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`${binName}: failed to read config ${absoluteConfigPath}: ${String(error)}`)
  }
  let parsed: unknown
  try {
    parsed = yaml.load(content, { schema: entryListSchema })
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`${binName}: failed to parse config ${absoluteConfigPath}: ${String(error)}`)
  }
  if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) {
    throw new Error(`${binName}: config ${absoluteConfigPath} must be a top-level YAML array of entries`)
  }
  const baseLabel = basename(absoluteConfigPath)
  // YAML parsing yields untyped rows; the include validates each entry
  // at mount, and the dump prints whatever the file holds, so `EntryOptions`
  // here is structural trust in the same file `boot()` would include.
  const base = parsed as Parameters<typeof applyEntryPatches>[0]
  // snapshot_k = ONE application of layers 1..k flattened, using the exact
  // arguments boot passes for that prefix. snapshot_N is the mounted composition.
  // The patches are cloned per call: applyEntryPatches detaches the entry

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Solutions

1. Ensure the config file exists and is readable.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/boot/app-boot/src/index.ts:389 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/cee56ca079aa459b. Report an issue: GitHub.