deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · TypeError

prompt context "${context.name}" order must be a finite numb

Error message

prompt context "${context.name}" order must be a finite number

What it means

Error "prompt context "${context.name}" order must be a finite number" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/core/system-prompt/src/index.ts:400

    if (!Number.isFinite(section.order)) {
      throw new TypeError(`prompt section "${section.name}" order must be a finite number`)
    }
    return this.layers.effect(
      this.ctx,
      layer => layer.sections.insert(section.name, section),
      { label: 'systemPrompt.section()' },
    )
  }

  /**
   * Register ordered dynamic context in the calling context's scope. Scoped
   * entries shadow global entries with the same name.
   * @param context - the context contribution to register.
   * @returns the exact Cordis effect disposer.
   */
  context(context: PromptContext): () => void {
    if (!Number.isFinite(context.order)) {
      throw new TypeError(`prompt context "${context.name}" order must be a finite number`)
    }
    return this.layers.effect(
      this.ctx,
      layer => layer.contexts.insert(context.name, context),
      { label: 'systemPrompt.context()' },
    )
  }

  /**
   * Suppress every dynamic runtime-context contribution in the calling
   * context's scope without changing the services that own or enforce those
   * facts. Multiple suppressors remain independently disposable.
   * @returns the exact Cordis effect disposer.
   */
  suppressRuntimeContext(): () => void {
    return this.layers.effect(
      this.ctx,
      layer => layer.runtimeContextSuppressors.append(true),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/core/system-prompt/src/index.ts:400 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/196a4b9cf9884f0f. Report an issue: GitHub.