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goal complete has an invalid phase transition

Error message

goal complete has an invalid phase transition

What it means

Error "goal complete has an invalid phase transition" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/fold.ts:239

    case 'pause':
      requireSameDefinition(current, next, change.operation)
      if (current.phase !== 'active' || next.phase !== 'paused') throw new Error('goal pause has an invalid phase transition')
      break
    case 'resume': {
      requireSameDefinition(current, next, change.operation)
      const resumable: ReadonlySet<GoalPhase> = new Set([
        'active',
        'paused',
        'blocked',
      ])
      if (!resumable.has(current.phase) || next.phase !== 'active' || state.roundsStarted >= next.maxGoalRounds) {
        throw new Error('goal resume has an invalid phase transition or exhausted round budget')
      }
      break
    }
    case 'complete':
      requireSameDefinition(current, next, change.operation)
      if (current.phase === 'complete' || next.phase !== 'complete') throw new Error('goal complete has an invalid phase transition')
      break
    case 'block':
      requireSameDefinition(current, next, change.operation)
      if (current.phase !== 'active' || next.phase !== 'blocked') throw new Error('goal block has an invalid phase transition')
      break
    /* v8 ignore start -- the caller excludes create and GoalOperation is closed; these arms retain fail-loud exhaustiveness */
    case 'create':
      throw new Error('goal create cannot be validated as a current-goal transition')
    default:
      change.operation satisfies never
      throw new Error('unknown goal snapshot operation')
    /* v8 ignore stop */
  }
}

/**
 * Return the revision identity carried by a snapshot or tombstone.
 * @param change - decoded goal mutation.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/fold.ts:239 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/8f0e8684bebcaff1. Report an issue: GitHub.