deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · GoalError

GOAL_INVALID_TRANSITION

GOAL_INVALID_TRANSITION

Error message

goal "${current.id}" is already active and armed

What it means

Error "goal "${current.id}" is already active and armed" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/index.ts:319

  }

  /**
   * Resume and arm a stopped goal, or rearm an active goal after a
   * session-start edge, while its round budget still has capacity.
   * @param agent - owning live agent.
   * @param ref - expected current revision.
   * @returns the active view.
   */
  @Remote('resume')
  resume(agent: Agent, ref: GoalRef): GoalView {
    const cache = this.prepareMutation(agent)
    const current = this.expectCurrent(cache, ref)
    const resumable: readonly GoalPhase[] = ['active', 'paused', 'blocked']
    if (!resumable.includes(current.phase)) {
      throw this.transitionError(current, 'resume', resumable)
    }
    if (current.phase === 'active' && cache.activation === 'armed') {
      throw new GoalError(`goal "${current.id}" is already active and armed`, 'GOAL_INVALID_TRANSITION')
    }
    if (cache.state.roundsStarted >= current.maxGoalRounds) {
      throw new GoalError(
        `goal "${current.id}" exhausted ${current.maxGoalRounds} goal rounds; increase maxGoalRounds before resuming`,
        'GOAL_INVALID_TRANSITION',
      )
    }
    return this.commitCurrent(agent, cache, 'resume', this.withPhase(current, 'active'), 'armed')
  }

  /**
   * Mark a current non-complete goal complete and disarm it.
   * @param agent - owning live agent.
   * @param ref - expected current revision.
   * @returns the completed view.
   */
  @Remote('complete')
  complete(agent: Agent, ref: GoalRef): GoalView {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/goal/goal/src/index.ts:319 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/ca2ff6f3c6601f55. Report an issue: GitHub.