deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

The path ${path} is not an absolute path, it should start wi

Error message

The path ${path} is not an absolute path, it should start with `/`. Maybe you meant /${path}?

What it means

Error "The path ${path} is not an absolute path, it should start with `/`. Maybe you meant /${path}?" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/fs/tool-str-replace-editor/src/index.ts:95

      ...exec.agent === undefined ? {} : { session: exec.agent.session },
    })
  }

  mapError(error: unknown, policy: SandboxExecutionPolicy | undefined): unknown {
    if (!(error instanceof FsError) || error.code !== 'FS_SANDBOX_DENIED') return error
    const mode = (policy as SandboxExecutionPolicy).mode
    return new FsError(sandboxDenialMarker(mode), 'FS_SANDBOX_DENIED', { cause: error })
  }
}

async function resolveTarget(
  ctx: Context,
  path: string,
  signal: AbortSignal,
): Promise<FsTarget> {
  if (path.trim().length === 0) throw new Error('path must be a non-empty string')
  if (!isAbsolute(path)) {
    throw new Error(`The path ${path} is not an absolute path, it should start with \`/\`. Maybe you meant /${path}?`)
  }
  return ctx.fs.resolve(path, { signal })
}

async function statExisting(
  ctx: Context,
  target: FsTarget,
  command: 'view' | 'str_replace' | 'insert',
  exec: ToolRunContext,
): Promise<FsInfo> {
  const info = await ctx.fs.stat(target, exec.signal)
  if (info === undefined) {
    ctx.emit('fs/observed', target, { kind: 'absent' }, exec)
    throw new FsError(
      `The path ${target.displayPath} does not exist. Please provide a valid path.`,
      'FS_NOT_FOUND',
    )
  }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/fs/tool-str-replace-editor/src/index.ts:95 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/1750c68ed39d358e. Report an issue: GitHub.