ruvnet/ruflo · error · QEMemoryError

Failed to initialize memory namespaces

Error message

Failed to initialize memory namespaces

What it means

Namespace bootstrap aborted partway: memory.createNamespace failed for one of the QE_NAMESPACES entries (backend error, invalid vector dimension/schema config). initialized remains false, refusing all memory operations.

Source

Thrown at v3/plugins/agentic-qe/src/bridges/QEMemoryBridge.ts:187

    this.logger.info('Initializing QE memory namespaces...');

    try {
      // Create all namespaces
      for (const [key, config] of Object.entries(QE_NAMESPACES)) {
        this.logger.debug(`Creating namespace: ${config.name}`);
        await this.memory.createNamespace(config.name, {
          vectorDimension: config.vectorDimension,
          hnswConfig: config.hnswConfig,
          schema: config.schema,
        });
      }

      this.initialized = true;
      this.logger.info('QE memory namespaces initialized successfully');
    } catch (error) {
      this.logger.error('Failed to initialize QE memory namespaces', error);
      throw new QEMemoryError('Failed to initialize memory namespaces', error as Error);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Store a test pattern with semantic embedding
   */
  async storeTestPattern(pattern: TestPattern): Promise<string> {
    this.ensureInitialized();

    try {
      this.logger.debug(`Storing test pattern: ${pattern.id}`);

      // Generate embedding from pattern description and code
      const embeddingText = `${pattern.type} ${pattern.description} ${pattern.code}`;
      const { embedding } = await this.embeddings.embed(embeddingText);

      // Store in memory with metadata
      const id = await this.memory.store({

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Solutions

  1. Verify the memory backend is running and reachable.
  2. Inspect the underlying initialization error.
Defensive patterns

Strategy: try-catch

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at v3/plugins/agentic-qe/src/bridges/QEMemoryBridge.ts:187 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.


AI-assisted analysis of ruvnet/ruflo@fa13ee4ad6 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bbd138b6aa4e263e. Report an issue: GitHub.