zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error · anyhow::Error

Run {run_id} is pending at gated step {}; wait for pending a

Error message

Run {run_id} is pending at gated step {}; wait for pending approval/checkpoint capacity and resolve the gate before advancing with sop_advance

What it means

Error "Run {run_id} is pending at gated step {}; wait for pending approval/checkpoint capacity and resolve the gate before advancing with sop_advance" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/sop/engine.rs:1860

        if self
            .active_runs
            .get(run_id)
            .is_some_and(|run| run.status == SopRunStatus::Pending)
            && pending_step_blocks_direct_advance(&sop, &current_step)
        {
            ::zeroclaw_log::record!(
                WARN,
                ::zeroclaw_log::Event::new(module_path!(), ::zeroclaw_log::Action::Reject)
                    .with_outcome(::zeroclaw_log::EventOutcome::Failure)
                    .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({
                        "run_id": run_id,
                        "step": current_step.number,
                        "step_kind": current_step.kind.to_string(),
                    })),
                "SOP engine: advance_step rejected - pending run is blocked at a human gate"
            );
            bail!(
                "Run {run_id} is pending at gated step {}; wait for pending approval/checkpoint \
                 capacity and resolve the gate before advancing with sop_advance",
                current_step.number
            );
        }

        // Deterministic runs are driven through the dedicated piping path so the
        // same `sop_advance` tool advances every execution mode.
        if sop.execution_mode == SopExecutionMode::Deterministic {
            if result.status == SopStepStatus::Failed {
                self.record_step_result(run_id, result.clone())?;
                return self.route_recorded_step(
                    run_id,
                    &sop,
                    &current_step,
                    SopStepStatus::Failed,
                    true,
                    Some(retry_input_value(

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Solutions

Wait for pending approval/checkpoint capacity and resolve the gate before advancing with sop_advance.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/sop/engine.rs:1860 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw@88bb9c8533 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/495e3df57d1912ef. Report an issue: GitHub.