deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error

steer-unavailable

steer-unavailable

Error message

current turn no longer accepts steering

What it means

Error "current turn no longer accepts steering" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/host/apiproxy/src/api-proxy.ts:2503

            details: { itemId },
          }))
        }
        const target = agent.inbox.nextTurn.some(message => message.id === itemId)
          ? 'next-turn'
          : agent.inbox.nextStep.some(message => message.id === itemId) ? 'next-step' : undefined
        const message = target === undefined
          ? undefined
          : (target === 'next-turn' ? agent.inbox.nextTurn : agent.inbox.nextStep)
            .find(candidate => candidate.id === itemId)
        if (target === undefined || message === undefined) {
          return Promise.resolve(err(request, {
            code: 'queue-item-not-found',
            message: 'queued item is no longer pending',
            details: { itemId },
          }))
        }
        if (action.kind === 'steer' && (target !== 'next-turn' || agent.status !== 'running')) {
          return Promise.resolve(err(request, {
            code: 'steer-unavailable',
            message: 'current turn no longer accepts steering',
            details: { itemId },
          }))
        }
        if (action.kind === 'edit') {
          agent.inbox.replace(itemId, freezeMessage({ ...message, content: action.content }))
        } else {
          agent.inbox.remove(itemId)
          if (action.kind === 'steer') agent.steer(message)
        }
        return Promise.resolve(ok(request, { accepted: true as const }))
      },

      cancel(request) {
        const { sessionId } = request.payload
        const agent = ctx.agents.get(sessionId)
        if (agent === undefined) {

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Solutions

1. Steer earlier in the turn or target the next turn; the current turn no longer accepts steering.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/host/apiproxy/src/api-proxy.ts:2503 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/4ea1ebd4a162d058. Report an issue: GitHub.