deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · TimeoutError
{method} timed out waiting for DeepSeek Harness runtime{suff
Error message
{method} timed out waiting for DeepSeek Harness runtime{suffix} What it means
Error "{method} timed out waiting for DeepSeek Harness runtime{suffix}" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.
Source
Thrown at python/sdk/src/deepseek_harness/client.py:274
temp_subscription.close()
raise
timeout = self.config.request_timeout_seconds if timeout_seconds is None else timeout_seconds
deadline = None if timeout is None else time.monotonic() + timeout
try:
while True:
if on_notification is not None and subscription is not None:
subscription.drain(on_notification)
wait_timeout = None
if on_notification is not None:
wait_timeout = 0.05
if deadline is not None:
remaining = deadline - time.monotonic()
if remaining <= 0:
with self._lock:
self._responses.pop(request_id, None)
diagnostics = self._runtime_diagnostics()
suffix = f"\n{diagnostics}" if diagnostics else ""
raise TimeoutError(
f"{method} timed out waiting for DeepSeek Harness runtime{suffix}"
)
wait_timeout = remaining if wait_timeout is None else min(wait_timeout, remaining)
try:
item = waiter.get(timeout=wait_timeout)
if on_notification is not None and subscription is not None:
subscription.drain(on_notification)
break
except queue.Empty:
continue
except BaseException:
with self._lock:
self._responses.pop(request_id, None)
if temp_subscription is not None:
temp_subscription.close()
raise
finally:
if temp_subscription is not None:View on GitHub (pinned to b150a551b8)
Solutions
- Increase the request timeout, or check the runtime's health/load so the method answers in time.
When it happens
Trigger: Thrown at python/sdk/src/deepseek_harness/client.py:274 when the library encounters an invalid state.
Common situations: See trigger scenarios.
Understand the failure class
- Timeouts: ETIMEDOUT, deadlines, and hung requests — what actually expires when a request times out.
AI-assisted analysis of deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness@b150a551b8 (2026-08-24).
Data as JSON: /api/errors/6e42fddc4eea58cb.
Report an issue: GitHub.