deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · GoalError

GOAL_INVALID_EDIT

GOAL_INVALID_EDIT

Error message

goal edit requires objective and/or maxGoalRounds

What it means

Error "goal edit requires objective and/or maxGoalRounds" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/index.ts:281

      phase: 'active',
      maxGoalRounds: spec.maxGoalRounds,
    }
    return this.commitSnapshot(agent, cache, 'create', goal, 0, now, now, 'armed')
  }

  /**
   * Edit objective and/or round cap without changing phase.
   * @param agent - owning live agent.
   * @param ref - expected current revision.
   * @param request - at least one replacement field.
   * @returns the edited view.
   */
  @Remote('edit')
  edit(agent: Agent, ref: GoalRef, request: EditGoalRequest): GoalView {
    const cache = this.prepareMutation(agent)
    const current = this.expectCurrent(cache, ref)
    if (request.objective === undefined && request.maxGoalRounds === undefined) {
      throw new GoalError('goal edit requires objective and/or maxGoalRounds', 'GOAL_INVALID_EDIT')
    }
    const goal: GoalSnapshot = {
      ...current,
      revision: current.revision + 1,
      ...request.objective === undefined ? {} : { objective: resolveObjective(request.objective) },
      ...request.maxGoalRounds === undefined ? {} : { maxGoalRounds: resolveMaxGoalRounds(request.maxGoalRounds) },
    }
    return this.commitCurrent(agent, cache, 'edit', goal, cache.activation)
  }

  /**
   * Pause an active goal and disarm automatic continuation.
   * @param agent - owning live agent.
   * @param ref - expected current revision.
   * @returns the paused view.
   */
  @Remote('pause')
  pause(agent: Agent, ref: GoalRef): GoalView {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/index.ts:281 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/aa269261f8db7e50. Report an issue: GitHub.