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

SOP '{}' has no steps defined

Error message

SOP '{}' has no steps defined

What it means

Error "SOP '{}' has no steps defined" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/sop/engine.rs:1683

                    WARN,
                    ::zeroclaw_log::Event::new(module_path!(), ::zeroclaw_log::Action::Reject)
                        .with_outcome(::zeroclaw_log::EventOutcome::Failure)
                        .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({"sop_name": sop_name})),
                    "SOP engine: sop not found"
                );
                anyhow::Error::msg(format!("SOP not found: {sop_name}"))
            })?
            .clone();

        if !self.can_start(sop_name) {
            bail!(
                "Cannot start SOP '{}': cooldown or concurrency limit reached",
                sop_name
            );
        }

        if sop.steps.is_empty() {
            bail!("SOP '{}' has no steps defined", sop_name);
        }

        let deterministic = sop.execution_mode == SopExecutionMode::Deterministic;
        self.run_counter += 1;
        let dur = std::time::SystemTime::now()
            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
            .unwrap_or_default();
        let epoch_ns = dur.as_nanos();
        let prefix = if deterministic { "det" } else { "run" };
        let run_id = format!("{prefix}-{epoch_ns}-{:04}", self.run_counter);
        let claim = self.claim_admission(&run_id, &sop)?;
        Ok(StartReservation {
            run_id,
            claim,
            sop,
            deterministic,
        })
    }

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Solutions

1. Add at least one step to the SOP definition.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/sop/engine.rs:1683 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/cd53c5f2c7b5d6aa. Report an issue: GitHub.