deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

permission: unknown preset "${name}" (known: ${Object.keys(t

Error message

permission: unknown preset "${name}" (known: ${Object.keys(this.presets).join(', ')})

What it means

Error "permission: unknown preset "${name}" (known: ${Object.keys(this.presets).join(', ')})" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/interaction/permission-presets/src/index.ts:365

    return {
      options: [
        ...this.names.map(name => this.optionOf(name)),
        ...currentValue === CUSTOM_PRESET ? [this.optionOf(CUSTOM_PRESET)] : [],
      ],
      currentValue,
    }
  }

  /**
   * Resolve a preset's knob bundle.
   * @param name - the preset name to resolve.
   * @returns the configured bundle.
   * @throws when `name` is not in the table.
   */
  resolve(name: string): PresetSpec {
    const spec = this.presets[name]
    if (spec === undefined) {
      throw new Error(`permission: unknown preset "${name}" (known: ${Object.keys(this.presets).join(', ')})`)
    }
    return spec
  }

  /**
   * Build the client option for a table entry or {@link CUSTOM_PRESET}. A
   * missing label falls back to the table key.
   * @param name - a table key, or `custom`.
   * @returns the option a client renders.
   * @throws when `name` is neither a table key nor `custom`.
   */
  optionOf(name: string): PresetOption {
    if (name === CUSTOM_PRESET) {
      return { value: CUSTOM_PRESET, name: 'Custom', description: 'Current sandbox and approval settings do not match a preset.' }
    }
    const spec = this.resolve(name)
    return { value: name, name: spec.name ?? name, ...spec.description !== undefined ? { description: spec.description } : {} }
  }

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Solutions

1. Use one of the listed known preset names.
2. Fix the typo in the preset name or register the preset before referencing it.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/interaction/permission-presets/src/index.ts:365 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/533224d2bb272e55. Report an issue: GitHub.