ruvnet/ruflo · error · PodTemplateValidationError

pod-template at ${path}: bench.scheduleHours must be ≥1

Error message

pod-template at ${path}: bench.scheduleHours must be ≥1

What it means

Thrown inside validatePodBench() after requireNumber() confirms scheduleHours is a finite number. Fires when that number is less than 1 (zero, negative, or a fraction like 0.5). scheduleHours defines the cadence between bench evaluations; a sub-hour cadence is rejected as unreasonable.

Source

Thrown at v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/business-pods/pod-schema.ts:151

  };
}

function validatePodBench(item: unknown, path: string): PodBench {
  if (!isObject(item)) throw new PodTemplateValidationError('bench must be an object', path);
  const name = requireString(item, 'name', path);
  const description = requireString(item, 'description', path);
  const successCriteria = requireArray(item, 'successCriteria', path, (s, sp) => {
    if (typeof s !== 'string' || s.length === 0) {
      throw new PodTemplateValidationError('successCriteria entries must be non-empty strings', sp);
    }
    return s;
  });
  if (successCriteria.length === 0) {
    throw new PodTemplateValidationError('bench.successCriteria must have ≥1 entry', path);
  }
  const scheduleHours = requireNumber(item, 'scheduleHours', path);
  if (scheduleHours < 1) {
    throw new PodTemplateValidationError('bench.scheduleHours must be ≥1', path);
  }
  return { name, description, successCriteria, scheduleHours };
}

function validateAuditReadView(item: unknown, path: string): PodAuditReadView {
  if (!isObject(item)) {
    throw new PodTemplateValidationError('auditReadView must be an object', path);
  }
  const includedEventTypes = requireArray(item, 'includedEventTypes', path, (s, sp) => {
    if (typeof s !== 'string' || s.length === 0) {
      throw new PodTemplateValidationError('includedEventTypes entries must be non-empty strings', sp);
    }
    return s;
  });
  const retentionDays = requireNumber(item, 'retentionDays', path);
  if (retentionDays < 1) {
    throw new PodTemplateValidationError('auditReadView.retentionDays must be ≥1', path);
  }

View on GitHub (pinned to 6b01dc5a68)

Solutions

1. Set bench.scheduleHours to an integer >= 1 (e.g., 24 for daily, 168 for weekly)
2. If you need sub-hour cadence, that is not supported by the bench scheduler — reconsider the requirement

Example fix

// before:
"scheduleHours": 0 // throws

// after:
"scheduleHours": 24 // daily

import { validatePodTemplate, PodTemplateValidationError } from '@claude-flow/cli/business-pods/pod-schema';

try {
  const pod = validatePodTemplate(parsedJson);
} catch (e) {
  if (e instanceof PodTemplateValidationError) {
    console.error(`scheduleHours error at ${e.path}: ${e.message}`);
  }
}

import { validatePodTemplate, PodTemplateValidationError } from '@claude-flow/cli/business-pods/pod-schema';

try {
  const pod = validatePodTemplate(raw);
} catch (e) {
  if (e instanceof PodTemplateValidationError) {
    console.error(e.message);
    process.exit(1);
  }
  throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: validatePodBench() reads bench.scheduleHours, requireNumber() passes (it is a finite number), but the value is < 1.

Common situations: scheduleHours set to 0 (disabled sentinel); a fractional value meant to mean minutes; a negative value from a misconfigured default; a template that confused hours with minutes.

Related errors

• pod-template at ${path}: field "${key}" must be a finite num
• pod-template at ${path}: bench must be an object
• pod-template at ${path}: successCriteria entries must be non
• pod-template at ${path}: bench.successCriteria must have ≥1
• pod-template at ${path}: auditReadView.retentionDays must be

AI-assisted analysis of ruvnet/ruflo@6b01dc5a68 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ea3c8739f2ec4950. Report an issue: GitHub.