deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

goal change ${field} must be a non-negative safe integer

Error message

goal change ${field} must be a non-negative safe integer

What it means

Error "goal change ${field} must be a non-negative safe integer" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/fold.ts:67

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/** Whether a value is a JSON record rather than an array. */
function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)
}

/** Require one positive safe integer. */
function positiveInteger(value: unknown, field: string): number {
  if (typeof value !== 'number' || !Number.isSafeInteger(value) || value < 1) {
    throw new Error(`goal change ${field} must be a positive safe integer`)
  }
  return value
}

/** Require one non-negative safe integer. */
function nonNegativeInteger(value: unknown, field: string): number {
  if (typeof value !== 'number' || !Number.isSafeInteger(value) || value < 0) {
    throw new Error(`goal change ${field} must be a non-negative safe integer`)
  }
  return value
}

/** Decode one canonical blocker explanation. */
function decodeBlockReason(value: unknown): GoalBlockReason {
  if (!isRecord(value) || Object.keys(value).sort().join(',') !== 'code,message') {
    throw new Error('goal change goal.blockedReason must have exactly code and message fields')
  }
  if (typeof value['code'] !== 'string' || !/^[a-z][a-z0-9]*(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$/.test(value['code'])) {
    throw new Error('goal change goal.blockedReason.code must be lower-kebab-case')
  }
  if (typeof value['message'] !== 'string' || value['message'].trim().length === 0
    || value['message'] !== value['message'].trim()) {
    throw new Error('goal change goal.blockedReason.message must be non-empty and normalized')
  }
  return { code: value['code'], message: value['message'] }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/fold.ts:67 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/e4d004146ce574b4. Report an issue: GitHub.