different-ai/openwork · error · InterpreterRuntimeError

Cannot assign to constant '${name}'.

Error message

Cannot assign to constant '${name}'.

What it means

Error "Cannot assign to constant '${name}'." thrown in different-ai/openwork.

Source

Thrown at packages/codemode/src/interpreter/runtime.ts:3295

    }

    // A parameter default that forward-references a later (not-yet-bound) parameter - JS TDZ.
    if (binding.initialized === false) {
      throw new InterpreterRuntimeError(`Cannot access '${name}' before initialization.`, node).as("ReferenceError")
    }

    return binding.value
  }

  private setIdentifierValue(name: string, value: unknown, node: AstNode): unknown {
    const binding = this.resolveBinding(name)

    if (!binding) {
      throw new InterpreterRuntimeError(`Unknown identifier '${name}'.`, node).as("ReferenceError")
    }

    if (!binding.mutable) {
      throw new InterpreterRuntimeError(`Cannot assign to constant '${name}'.`, node).as("TypeError")
    }

    binding.value = value
    return value
  }

  private resolveBinding(name: string): Binding | undefined {
    for (let index = this.scopes.length - 1; index >= 0; index -= 1) {
      const scope = this.scopes[index]
      const binding = scope?.get(name)

      if (binding) {
        return binding
      }
    }

    return undefined
  }

View on GitHub (pinned to 2b7df46e8a)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/codemode/src/interpreter/runtime.ts:3295 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of different-ai/openwork@2b7df46e8a (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f51b41d21283dcc7. Report an issue: GitHub.