paperclipai/paperclip · error

Selected runtime service is not defined in this execution wo

Error message

Selected runtime service is not defined in this execution workspace runtime config

What it means

The resolved serviceIndex is outside the configured runtime service entries (negative or >= configuredServices.length), i.e. the index does not address a service defined in the effective workspace runtime config (workspace config or project policy fallback).

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/execution-workspaces.ts:359

    if (target.runtimeServiceId && !(existing.runtimeServices ?? []).some((service) => service.id === target.runtimeServiceId)) {
      res.status(404).json({ error: "Runtime service not found for this execution workspace" });
      return;
    }
    const matchedRuntimeService =
      workspaceCommand?.kind === "service" && !target.runtimeServiceId
        ? matchWorkspaceRuntimeServiceToCommand(workspaceCommand, existing.runtimeServices ?? [])
        : null;
    const selectedRuntimeServiceId = target.runtimeServiceId ?? matchedRuntimeService?.id ?? null;
    const selectedServiceIndex =
      workspaceCommand?.kind === "service"
        ? workspaceCommand.serviceIndex
        : target.serviceIndex ?? null;
    if (
      selectedServiceIndex !== undefined
      && selectedServiceIndex !== null
      && (selectedServiceIndex < 0 || selectedServiceIndex >= configuredServices.length)
    ) {
      res.status(422).json({ error: "Selected runtime service is not defined in this execution workspace runtime config" });
      return;
    }
    if (workspaceCommand?.kind === "job" && action !== "run") {
      res.status(422).json({ error: `Workspace job "${workspaceCommand.name}" can only be run` });
      return;
    }
    if (workspaceCommand?.kind === "service" && action === "run") {
      res.status(422).json({ error: `Workspace service "${workspaceCommand.name}" should be started or restarted, not run` });
      return;
    }
    if (action === "run" && !workspaceCommand) {
      res.status(422).json({ error: "Select a workspace job to run" });
      return;
    }

    if ((action === "start" || action === "restart") && !effectiveRuntimeConfig) {
      res.status(422).json({ error: "Execution workspace has no workspace command configuration or inherited project workspace default" });
      return;

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Solutions

1. Correct the request so it satisfies the condition stated in the error message, then retry; see the throwing line in the named file for the exact check.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/execution-workspaces.ts:249 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@a7e689b3c3 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1562e9778019cd16. Report an issue: GitHub.