deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · TypeError

initialize maxTokens must be a positive safe integer

Error message

initialize maxTokens must be a positive safe integer

What it means

Error "initialize maxTokens must be a positive safe integer" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/sdk/server/src/server.ts:114

        parentSessionId: String(parent.session.id),
        childSessionId: String(info.id),
        status: successStatus(info.stopReason, serverOptions),
        stopReason: info.stopReason,
        ...(info.lastAssistantMessage === undefined ? {} : { lastAssistantMessage: info.lastAssistantMessage }),
      }
      transport.notify('subagent.finished', payload)
    }))
  }

  /**
   * Configure the SDK route, mounting the DeepSeek fallback only when unowned.
   * @param params - SDK handshake parameters.
   * @returns server identity for the handshake.
   */
  async initialize(params: InitializeParams): Promise<InitializeResult> {
    if (params.maxTokens !== undefined
      && (!Number.isSafeInteger(params.maxTokens) || params.maxTokens <= 0)) {
      throw new TypeError('initialize maxTokens must be a positive safe integer')
    }
    this.cwd = resolve(params.cwd)
    this.provider = params.provider
    this.model = params.model
    this.maxTokens = params.maxTokens
    if (!this.hasAdapterFor(this.provider)) {
      if (this.provider !== 'deepseek-official') throw new Error(`no adapter registered for provider "${this.provider}"`)
      this.llmFiber = await this.ctx.plugin(LlmDeepSeek, {})
    }
    return { serverInfo: { name: 'deepseek-harness-sdk-runtime', version: '0.0.1' } }
  }

  /**
   * Queue one identified prompt without assigning later activity to it.
   * @param params - target session and user content.
   * @returns the durable message identity.
   */
  async prompt(params: SessionPromptParams): Promise<SessionPromptResult> {

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Solutions

1. Pass maxTokens as a positive safe integer in initialize.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/sdk/server/src/server.ts:114 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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