Instance AI runtime workspace has no filesystem.

Error message

Instance AI runtime workspace has no filesystem.

What it means

Error "Instance AI runtime workspace has no filesystem." thrown in n8n-io/n8n.

Source

Thrown at packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/workspace/lazy-runtime-workspace.ts:144

			return;
		}

		this.workspaceDestroyPromise = workspace.destroy().then(() => {
			this.workspacePromise = undefined;
			this.resolvedWorkspace = undefined;
			this.notifyDestroyed();
		});
		try {
			await this.workspaceDestroyPromise;
		} finally {
			this.workspaceDestroyPromise = undefined;
		}
	}

	async getFilesystem(): Promise<WorkspaceFilesystem> {
		const filesystem = (await this.getWorkspace()).filesystem;
		if (!filesystem) {
			throw new Error('Instance AI runtime workspace has no filesystem.');
		}

		return filesystem;
	}

	async getSandbox(): Promise<WorkspaceSandbox> {
		const sandbox = (await this.getWorkspace()).sandbox;
		if (!sandbox) {
			throw new Error('Instance AI runtime workspace has no sandbox.');
		}

		return sandbox;
	}

	private setResolvedWorkspace(workspace: Workspace | undefined): void {
		this.resolvedWorkspace = workspace;
		if (!workspace) return;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/workspace/lazy-runtime-workspace.ts:144 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/f0949f4fc4c21dc1. Report an issue: GitHub.