deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · error · Error

workspace domain is inconsistent: pending ${pending.operatio

Error message

workspace domain is inconsistent: pending ${pending.operation} workspace '${pending.workspaceId}' is still present in registry order

What it means

Error "workspace domain is inconsistent: pending ${pending.operation} workspace '${pending.workspaceId}' is still present in registry order" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/workspace/workspace/src/index.ts:413

      // than reporting failure after the requested state became true.
      this.ctx.logger.warn(
        `workspace '${id}' was deleted but its pending marker could not be cleared: ${String(error)}`,
      )
    }
    return true
  }

  /**
   * Complete the one mutation explicitly named by durable state. Unexplained
   * order/table divergence still reaches {@link validateStoredState} and
   * fails loud; this path never guesses which operation created a row from its shape alone.
   */
  private async recoverPendingMutation(): Promise<void> {
    const state = this.requireState()
    const pending = state.pendingMutation
    if (pending === undefined) return
    if (state.workspaceIds.includes(pending.workspaceId)) {
      throw new Error(
        `workspace domain is inconsistent: pending ${pending.operation} workspace `
        + `'${pending.workspaceId}' is still present in registry order`,
      )
    }
    await this.requireTable().delete(pending.workspaceId)
    await this.setState({
      initialized: state.initialized,
      workspaceIds: state.workspaceIds,
      archivedSessionIds: state.archivedSessionIds,
    })
  }

  private async bootstrap(headers: readonly SessionHeader[]): Promise<void> {
    const table = this.requireTable()
    const state = this.requireState()
    const groupsByPath = new Map<string, SessionHeader[]>()
    for (const header of headers) {
      const path = this.sessionPaths.get(header.id)

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Solutions

1. Remove the stale pending marker (or finish the pending operation) so the registry order and marker agree, then restart.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/workspace/workspace/src/index.ts:413 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/08620d696861ba97. Report an issue: GitHub.