deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

tools.restrict({}) is a no-op: pass `allow` and/or `deny` (a

Error message

tools.restrict({}) is a no-op: pass `allow` and/or `deny` (an empty filter is almost always a materialized-empty-config bug)

What it means

Error "tools.restrict({}) is a no-op: pass `allow` and/or `deny` (an empty filter is almost always a materialized-empty-config bug)" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/core/tools/src/index.ts:1079

    )
  }

  /**
   * Restrict global tools for the calling agent scope. Empty filters, unknown
   * names, scope-local names, and reserved transport names fail. Restrictions
   * intersect; scoped registrations remain visible.
   * @param filter - global-tool mask: `allow` (keep only) and/or `deny` (remove).
   * @returns the exact disposer that lifts this restriction.
   */
  restrict(filter: ToolRestriction): () => void {
    const scope = scopeOf(this.ctx)
    if (scope === undefined) {
      throw new Error('tools.restrict() requires a scoped context (agent.ctx): a context-global restriction would mask every agent — deny the tool for the intended agent instead')
    }
    const allow = filter.allow
    const deny = filter.deny
    if (allow === undefined && deny === undefined) {
      throw new Error('tools.restrict({}) is a no-op: pass `allow` and/or `deny` (an empty filter is almost always a materialized-empty-config bug)')
    }
    const compiled: CompiledToolRestriction = {
      ...allow !== undefined ? { allow: new Set(allow) } : {},
      ...deny !== undefined ? { deny: new Set(deny) } : {},
    }
    if ([...allow ?? [], ...deny ?? []].includes(RUN_CODE_NAME)) {
      throw new Error(`tools.restrict() cannot name reserved Code Mode presentation transport "${RUN_CODE_NAME}"; restrict end-capability tools instead`)
    }
    const known = this.view(scope).restrictableNames
    const unknown = [...allow ?? [], ...deny ?? []].filter(name => !known.has(name))
    if (unknown.length > 0) {
      throw new Error(`tools.restrict() names unknown global tool${unknown.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} ${unknown.map(n => `"${n}"`).join(', ')}; known global tools: ${[...known].sort().join(', ') || '(none)'}`)
    }
    return this.layers.effect(
      this.ctx,
      layer => layer.restrictions.append(compiled),
      { label: 'tools.restrict()' },
    )

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/core/tools/src/index.ts:1079 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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