n8n-io/n8n · error · Error

`--filter do:` and `--filter dont:` are only supported for `

Error message

`--filter do:` and `--filter dont:` are only supported for `--suite pairwise`

What it means

Error "`--filter do:` and `--filter dont:` are only supported for `--suite pairwise`" thrown in n8n-io/n8n.

Source

Thrown at packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/evaluations/cli/argument-parser.ts:537

			throw new Error('Cannot combine `--langsmith` with `--backend local`');
		}
		values.backend = 'langsmith';
	}

	const parsed = cliSchema.parse(values);

	const featureFlags = parseFeatureFlags({
		suite: parsed.suite,
	});

	const filters = parseFilters({
		filter: parsed.filter,
		notionId: parsed.notionId,
		technique: parsed.technique,
	});

	if (parsed.suite !== 'pairwise' && (filters?.doSearch || filters?.dontSearch)) {
		throw new Error(
			'`--filter do:` and `--filter dont:` are only supported for `--suite pairwise`',
		);
	}

	if (parsed.checks && parsed.suite !== 'binary-checks') {
		throw new Error('`--checks` is only supported for `--suite binary-checks`');
	}

	return {
		suite: parsed.suite,
		backend: parsed.backend,
		agent: parsed.agent,
		verbose: parsed.verbose,
		repetitions: parsed.repetitions,
		concurrency: parsed.concurrency,
		timeoutMs: parsed.timeoutMs,
		experimentName: parsed.experimentName,
		outputDir: parsed.outputDir,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/evaluations/cli/argument-parser.ts:537 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of n8n-io/n8n@5ac6606e81 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1914bd9e049dab59. Report an issue: GitHub.