zed-industries/zed · error · ValueError

no run id given and the local run index is empty. Launch a r

Error message

no run id given and the local run index is empty. Launch a run first, or pass a run id explicitly.

What it means

Error "no run id given and the local run index is empty. Launch a run first, or pass a run id explicitly." thrown in zed-industries/zed.

Source

Thrown at crates/eval_cli/zed_eval/volume.py:146

    run_args = argparse.Namespace(**vars(args))
    run_args.experiment_name = row["experiment_name"]
    run_args.run_id = row["run_id"]
    return run_args


def resolve_run_id(args: argparse.Namespace) -> str:
    """Return the run id to act on, defaulting to the most recent local run.

    Commands like `status`/`logs` accept no run id at all, in which case we use
    the most recently launched run recorded in the local index so a bare
    `zed-eval status` answers "how's my latest run doing?".
    """
    run_id = getattr(args, "run_id", None)
    if run_id:
        return run_id
    entry = run_index.most_recent()
    if not entry:
        raise ValueError(
            "no run id given and the local run index is empty. Launch a run "
            "first, or pass a run id explicitly."
        )
    args.run_id = entry["run_id"]
    print(
        f"(no run id given; using most recent: {entry['run_id']} / "
        f"{entry.get('experiment_name')})",
        file=sys.stderr,
    )
    return entry["run_id"]


def command_runs(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
    entries = run_index.recent(args.limit)
    if getattr(args, "json", False):
        print_json(entries)
        return 0
    if not entries:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/eval_cli/zed_eval/volume.py:146 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@bc538def45 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2c431ce320a2577e. Report an issue: GitHub.