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Every refusal names its rule: rule in open API problem details, error.rule on the WebSocket and in MCP results, and the rule label of agentim_refusals_total. Ids are stable; messages may change. The codes are explained in Error codes. 450 rules.

account.*

Section titled “account.*”
Rule Code Message
account.app_forbids forbidden the app does not allow this: {what}
account.deactivated forbidden the user is deactivated; this person is deactivated; the account is deactivated
account.delete_people_only bad_request only a person’s account is deleted; agents are destroyed
account.device_field bad_request {what} must be 1..64 bytes; device_name and platform are 1..64 bytes
account.device_id bad_request connect with device=<the id this app chose for the device, 1..64 of A-Z a-z 0-9 _ ->
account.export_cancelled bad_request the export was cancelled
account.logins_busy rate_limited too many logins at once; retry shortly
account.name_taken conflict name taken
account.permissions_people_only bad_request permissions are a person’s
account.permissions_value bad_request —
account.rate_limited rate_limited too many {kind} requests; retry in {wait} ms
account.reserved_name bad_request names starting with _ are reserved
account.system_no_login bad_request the system user does not log in
account.token_ttl bad_request ttl must be positive
account.unknown_device not_found device
account.unknown_unit bad_request unknown unit {unit}
account.unknown_user not_found user; user {k}; no such user; no such person; user {key}

admin.*

Section titled “admin.*”
Rule Code Message
admin.client_defaults bad_request the client defaults are a JSON object
admin.client_windows bad_request edit_minutes and recall_minutes are 0..525600
admin.cluster_input bad_request —
admin.disabled forbidden the admin is disabled
admin.input bad_request —
admin.key_name bad_request a key name is 1..64 bytes
admin.last_owner conflict the last owner cannot be demoted or disabled
admin.login_input bad_request too long
admin.login_rate rate_limited too many failed logins; retry in {}s
admin.master_key_invalid bad_request —
admin.name bad_request admin names are 1..64 of A-Z a-z 0-9 _ - . @
admin.name_taken conflict an admin with this name exists
admin.not_clustered bad_request this server is not part of a cluster
admin.password bad_request —
admin.role bad_request role is owner, developer, operator or moderator
admin.setup_done conflict the console is already set up
admin.setup_input bad_request —
admin.setup_link forbidden unknown or used setup link
admin.totp_code_replayed conflict this code was already used
admin.totp_code_used bad_request this code was already used
admin.totp_off conflict two-factor login is off
admin.totp_on conflict two-factor login is already on; turn it off first
admin.totp_setup_first conflict set up two-factor login first; run totp_setup first
admin.totp_wrong_code bad_request wrong code
admin.unknown not_found no such admin
admin.unknown_key not_found no such key in force
admin.update_nothing bad_request nothing to change
admin.wrong_password forbidden the current password is wrong

agent.*

Section titled “agent.*”
Rule Code Message
agent.already_stopped conflict the agent is already stopped
agent.contact_not_allowed forbidden an agent reaches only its owner, the owner’s agents and those it already shares a conversation with; ask your owner to introduce {}
agent.daily_budget budget_exceeded daily agent budget exhausted
agent.deactivated conflict the agent is deactivated
agent.destroy_confirm bad_request confirm with the agent’s name: destroying cannot be undone
agent.feedback_limit bad_request limit must be 1..100
agent.guard_not_tripped conflict the agent’s guard is not tripped
agent.handback_not_allowed forbidden only the person it was handed to or its owner hands it back
agent.handoff_agents_only forbidden only agents hand off
agent.handoff_owner_absent bad_request your owner is not in this conversation; name a person (to)
agent.handoff_target bad_request hand off to a person in this conversation
agent.handoff_to_person bad_request hand off to a person, not an agent
agent.import_input bad_request —
agent.import_state_keys rate_limited {} keys; at most {max} per agent (agents.state_keys)
agent.import_unverified forbidden the package’s source cannot be verified (unsigned, or signed by another deployment); import it with allow_unverified to accept it anyway
agent.name bad_request agent names are 1..64 of A-Z a-z 0-9 _ - . @ : and do not start with _
agent.not_agent bad_request not an agent
agent.not_handed_off conflict the agent is not handed off
agent.not_owner forbidden you do not own this agent; not your agent
agent.not_stopped conflict the agent is not stopped
agent.note_size bad_request a note must be 1 byte..4KB
agent.ownerless_adds_nobody forbidden an agent without an owner adds nobody
agent.ownerless_starts_nothing forbidden an agent without an owner starts nothing
agent.people_own forbidden only people own agents
agent.progress_agents_only forbidden progress is for agents
agent.progress_data bad_request data is at most 8KB
agent.progress_kind bad_request kind is one of {}
agent.progress_msg bad_request msg_id must be your own message in this conversation
agent.progress_rate rate_limited at most {rate} progress reports a second (agents.progress_per_second)
agent.progress_text bad_request text must be 1 byte..4KB
agent.root_budget rate_limited root budget: {limit} agent messages since the last human message; wait for a person
agent.stop_reason bad_request reason must be 1..500 bytes
agent.stopped conflict your owner stopped you; wait until you are resumed
agent.taken_over conflict already taken over by {by}
agent.team_needs_owner bad_request only agents with an owner are team agents
agent.transfer_same_owner conflict the agent already belongs to them
agent.transfer_team_only bad_request only team agents change owner; a person’s assistant stays theirs
agent.transfer_unit bad_request the new owner must be in the agent’s unit
agent.trigger_all conflict all is for direct conversations or at most {MAX_AGENTS_FOR_ALL} agents; use addressed or topics
agent.unknown not_found agent; no such agent; the agent is gone
agent.unknown_key not_found no such key

apikey.*

Section titled “apikey.*”
Rule Code Message
apikey.bad_address bad_request bad address {bad}
apikey.name bad_request name must be 1..64 bytes
apikey.no_scope bad_request at least one scope
apikey.ttl bad_request ttl must be positive
apikey.unknown_scope bad_request unknown scope {s}

approval.*

Section titled “approval.*”
Rule Code Message
approval.approvers bad_request up to 20 approvers; {} is not a person in this conversation
approval.managers_only forbidden only the conversation’s owner and admins require approval
approval.mode bad_request mode is off, all or rules
approval.reviewer bad_request the reviewer is an agent; an agent doesn’t review itself; the reviewer must be in this conversation
approval.reviewer_cycle conflict these two agents would review each other
approval.rule bad_request rules are files, links, mentions, cards, first_message; mode rules needs rules or topics
approval.topics bad_request up to 20 topics of 1..64 bytes
approval.ttl bad_request ttl_secs is 60..604800; review_secs is 60..86400

assistant.*

Section titled “assistant.*”
Rule Code Message
assistant.catalog not_found no such built-in agent
assistant.exists conflict {id} is taken
assistant.model bad_request {service} has no model {model}
assistant.model_unpriced bad_request this model has no known price, so the built-in key can’t be used for it
assistant.owner bad_request owner is a person of this app
assistant.settings bad_request —
assistant.unknown not_found this agent is not run by the server
assistant.usage_limit bad_request limit is 1..10000

block.*

Section titled “block.*”
Rule Code Message
block.blocked blocked you cannot message this user
block.refuses_conversations blocked {} does not accept conversations from you
block.refuses_invitations blocked this user does not accept invitations from you
block.self bad_request you cannot block yourself
block.unblock_first blocked unblock this user first

card.*

Section titled “card.*”
Rule Code Message
card.input bad_request —
card.not_for_you forbidden this card is for someone else
card.responded conflict you already responded to this card
card.single_response conflict this card took its one response
card.unknown not_found no such card

config.*

Section titled “config.*”
Rule Code Message
config.agents_only forbidden only agents have a configuration

connection.*

Section titled “connection.*”
Rule Code Message
connection.approval_amount bad_request amount_field is 1..64 characters and over a number of at least 0; amount_field and over go together
connection.approval_tool bad_request {} is not an operation of this connection
connection.approvals bad_request at most 20 approval rules
connection.approvers bad_request approvers are for operations that ask (not confirm: false); 1..20 approvers; approvers are people
connection.down conflict —
connection.header bad_request auth_header is a header name (letters, digits, -); a secret needs auth_header (e.g. Authorization)
connection.in_use conflict the role(s) {} use this connection; remove it from them first
connection.invalid bad_request —
connection.kind bad_request kind is mcp or api
connection.limit rate_limited an app has at most {max} connections
connection.name bad_request names are 1..64 of a-z 0-9 - (not starting or ending with -)
connection.refused bad_request —
connection.secret bad_request secret is up to 4096 characters without control characters
connection.spec bad_request an api needs its OpenAPI document (spec); spec is for apis
connection.unknown not_found no such connection
connection.unreachable bad_request —
connection.url bad_request url: {e}; url is too long
connection.writes bad_request writes is read_only, confirm or allow

conv.*

Section titled “conv.*”
Rule Code Message
conv.assignee_not_member bad_request the assignee must be a member of the task
conv.assignee_only_task bad_request only a task has an assignee
conv.create_rate rate_limited too many new conversations (agents.conversations_per_hour)
conv.dissolve_not_owner forbidden only the owner dissolves a conversation
conv.dm_fixed_members bad_request a direct conversation has fixed members; a direct conversation has fixed members; dissolve it instead
conv.dm_no_owner bad_request a direct conversation has no owner to transfer
conv.dm_no_roles bad_request a direct conversation has no roles
conv.dm_no_title bad_request a direct conversation has no title
conv.dm_one_other bad_request a direct conversation has exactly one other member
conv.kind bad_request kind must be dm, group or task
conv.owner_is_person bad_request only a person can own a conversation
conv.system_via_open_api forbidden the system creates conversations through the open API
conv.title bad_request title must be 1..255 bytes
conv.too_many_members bad_request at most {cap} members
conv.transfer_not_owner forbidden only the owner transfers ownership
conv.transfer_self conflict you are already the owner
conv.unknown not_found conversation; not found; no such conversation
conv.unknown_database bad_request unknown database {target}
conv.update_not_admin forbidden only the owner or an admin changes the conversation
conv.update_nothing bad_request nothing to change

draft.*

Section titled “draft.*”
Rule Code Message
draft.agent_silenced conflict the agent is silenced in this conversation; its drafts wait
draft.agent_stopped conflict the agent is stopped; resume it before publishing its drafts
draft.agent_taken_over conflict the agent is taken over; release it before publishing its drafts
draft.decided conflict draft already decided
draft.expired conflict the draft has expired
draft.no_approver conflict nobody here can approve this agent’s messages: none of its approvers is a member
draft.not_approver forbidden you don’t approve this agent’s messages here
draft.not_reviewer forbidden only the draft’s reviewer escalates it
draft.note bad_request a note is 1..500 bytes
draft.reviewer_edit bad_request a reviewer approves the draft as it is
draft.reviewer_reject forbidden a reviewer approves or escalates; people reject
draft.stage conflict the draft is already with the people
draft.unknown not_found draft

dye.*

Section titled “dye.*”
Rule Code Message
dye.duplicate conflict this target is already dyed
dye.kind bad_request kind must be one of {}
dye.limit rate_limited at most {} dye rules at once; remove one first
dye.minutes bad_request minutes must be 1..{DYE_MAX_MINUTES} (24 hours at most)
dye.reason bad_request a reason of 1..500 bytes is required
dye.target bad_request target must be 1..128 bytes
dye.unknown not_found no such dye rule (it may have expired)
dye.unknown_target not_found no such person; no such agent; no such conversation

file.*

Section titled “file.*”
Rule Code Message
file.daily_bytes rate_limited the daily upload allowance is used up (files.daily_bytes_per_user)
file.empty bad_request the file is empty
file.ingest_size bad_request send files over {INGEST_MAX} bytes in parts (upload_start)
file.max_bytes bad_request files are at most {} bytes (files.max_bytes)
file.not_image bad_request the file is not an image; send it as kind file
file.not_visible forbidden you cannot see the message with this file
file.not_yours forbidden another member’s file
file.nothing_uploaded bad_request nothing was uploaded
file.open_uploads rate_limited at most {} uploads open at once
file.other_conv forbidden the file belongs to another conversation
file.part_missing bad_request part {n} is missing or has the wrong size
file.part_range bad_request parts are 1..={total}
file.parts_etags bad_request give the ETag of each of the {total} parts
file.parts_unjoinable bad_request the parts could not be joined (missing or wrong ETags)
file.payload_caption bad_request payload.caption is text of at most 4096 bytes
file.payload_fields bad_request payload takes file_id and caption
file.payload_file_id bad_request payload.file_id is required
file.payload_needs_file bad_request a {kind} message needs payload {{file_id}}
file.size_mismatch bad_request the file has {s} bytes, not the {size} declared
file.storage_not_shared conflict files are off in this cluster: set files.storage = “s3” or a shared folder (files.shared)
file.thumb_dimensions bad_request a thumbnail is at most {} pixels on its longest side
file.thumb_for_images bad_request a thumbnail is for images
file.thumb_format bad_request a thumbnail is a JPEG or PNG
file.thumb_max_bytes bad_request a thumbnail is at most {} bytes
file.thumb_size_mismatch bad_request the thumbnail was not uploaded with its declared size
file.unknown not_found no such file (expired or never uploaded); no such file
file.unknown_upload not_found no such upload
file.upload_complete conflict the upload is complete
file.upload_incomplete not_found the upload is not complete
file.upload_not_yours forbidden another member’s upload
file.used conflict another message already carries this file
file.variant bad_request variant is thumb or original

friend.*

Section titled “friend.*”
Rule Code Message
friend.already conflict you are friends already
friend.blocked forbidden one of you blocked the other; one of them blocked the other
friend.message bad_request a request’s message is at most {FRIEND_MESSAGE_MAX} characters
friend.no_request not_found no request from this user
friend.nobody forbidden this user does not take friend requests
friend.not_friends not_found you are not friends
friend.pending conflict your request is waiting for an answer
friend.people_only forbidden friends are for people; agents are added as friends
friend.policy bad_request friend_policy is anyone, confirm or nobody
friend.requests_limit rate_limited at most {} requests waiting at once
friend.required forbidden the app lets you talk only with friends: add them first
friend.self bad_request you cannot be your own friend

history.*

Section titled “history.*”
Rule Code Message
history.after_or_before bad_request give after_seq or before_seq, not both
history.agent_read_args bad_request agents read with after_seq, before_seq and limit
history.agents_only forbidden reading history is for agents; people sync (docs/en/design/sync-and-clients.md)
history.anchor bad_request anchor is a seq (>= 0), “newest” or “first_unread”
history.filter_size bad_request {name} must be 1..64 bytes
history.limit bad_request limit must be 1..200
history.max_tokens bad_request max_tokens must be 256..200000
history.page_direction bad_request ask for messages before or after the anchor
history.page_size bad_request before and after are 0..{}
history.people_page_args bad_request people page with anchor, before and after (docs/en/design/sync-and-clients.md)
history.rate rate_limited too many {kind} reads (at most {n} a minute)
history.search_limit bad_request limit must be 1..50
history.search_query bad_request query must be 2..200 bytes
history.sender_type bad_request sender_type must be human or agent
history.seq_range bad_request after_seq must be >= 0 and before_seq >= 1
history.since_after_until bad_request since is after until
history.summary_agents_only forbidden summaries are for agents
history.summary_not_visible forbidden you can see this conversation from seq {}
history.summary_range bad_request need 1 <= from_seq <= to_seq <= {last}
history.summary_text bad_request text must be 1 byte..64KB

knowledge.*

Section titled “knowledge.*”
Rule Code Message
knowledge.empty bad_request the file has no text
knowledge.encoding bad_request text files must be UTF-8
knowledge.limit rate_limited an agent has at most {MAX_FILES} knowledge files
knowledge.name bad_request file names are 1..200 letters, digits, spaces and . _ - ( )
knowledge.size bad_request a file is at most 5 MB
knowledge.total rate_limited an agent’s knowledge files hold at most 2 million characters of text
knowledge.type bad_request knowledge files are .md, .txt, .csv, .json or .pdf
knowledge.unknown not_found no such knowledge file
knowledge.unreadable bad_request the PDF could not be read

member.*

Section titled “member.*”
Rule Code Message
member.add_history bad_request history must be 0..{}
member.add_not_admin forbidden only the owner or an admin can add members
member.admin_is_person bad_request only people can be admins
member.group_full conflict the group is full ({cap} members)
member.mute_mode bad_request mode must be none, all or mentions
member.mute_until bad_request until must be in the future
member.owner_leaves conflict the owner must transfer ownership or dissolve the conversation
member.remove_not_allowed forbidden you cannot remove this member
member.remove_owner conflict transfer ownership before removing the owner
member.required forbidden not a member of this conversation; not a member; you are not a member of this conversation
member.role_not_owner forbidden only the owner changes roles
member.role_use_transfer conflict use transfer_owner to change the owner
member.role_value bad_request role must be admin or member
member.side_no_access forbidden no access
member.silence_reason bad_request reason must be 1..500 bytes
member.silence_seconds bad_request seconds is 1..{MAX_SILENCE_S}
member.silence_system bad_request the system user is not silenced
member.silenced forbidden silenced in this conversation until {u} (ms since 1970)
member.unknown not_found not a member of this conversation; no such member

model_service.*

Section titled “model_service.*”
Rule Code Message
model_service.builtin conflict a built-in service has this name
model_service.builtin_fixed bad_request built-in services are set in the deployment’s configuration
model_service.daily_tokens bad_request daily_tokens is at most 10^12
model_service.in_use conflict used by {}; give them another service first
model_service.key bad_request api_key is required for a new service; api_key is 1..512 characters without spaces
model_service.key_refused bad_request the provider refused the key: {m}
model_service.key_rejected conflict the provider no longer accepts the key: {m}
model_service.limit rate_limited an app has at most {} model services
model_service.name bad_request names are 1..64 of a-z 0-9 - (not starting or ending with -)
model_service.not_ready conflict the built-in service has no key ({} is not set)
model_service.provider bad_request provider is anthropic, openai, gemini, deepseek or compatible
model_service.provider_down conflict —
model_service.refused bad_request the provider refused the request: {m}
model_service.unknown not_found no such model service
model_service.unreachable bad_request the provider could not be reached to check the key: {m}
model_service.url bad_request base_url: {e}; a compatible service needs base_url; base_url is too long

msg.*

Section titled “msg.*”
Rule Code Message
msg.app_window forbidden the app does not allow this: messages are {what} within {m} minutes
msg.card_needs_payload bad_request a card needs a payload
msg.causation_other_conv bad_request causation message is in another conversation
msg.causation_unknown bad_request unknown causation message
msg.edit_file bad_request the file of a message cannot be changed; send a new one
msg.edit_not_allowed forbidden cannot edit this message
msg.edit_state conflict message is {}
msg.edit_text_payload bad_request text messages have no payload
msg.edit_version conflict the message changed since (now version {})
msg.envelope_not_directed bad_request an envelope is for messages in the conversation, not to_user
msg.feedback_agents_only bad_request feedback is for agents’ messages
msg.feedback_own bad_request one does not rate one’s own message
msg.feedback_rating bad_request rating is up, down or null
msg.feedback_reason bad_request a reason (1..500 bytes) goes with a rating
msg.files_not_directed bad_request files go to the conversation, not to_user
msg.json_object bad_request {what} must be a JSON object
msg.json_size bad_request {what} is larger than {max} bytes
msg.kind_namespace bad_request custom kinds are namespaced like com.example.order (a-z, 0-9, _ and -, at most 64 bytes)
msg.kind_reserved bad_request the agentim. namespace is reserved
msg.on_behalf_not_owner forbidden on_behalf_of must be the agent’s owner
msg.payload_needs_kind bad_request payload needs a custom kind
msg.policy policy_blocked —
msg.recall_done conflict message is already recalled
msg.recall_not_allowed forbidden cannot recall this message
msg.sources bad_request —
msg.text_nul bad_request text must not contain NUL
msg.text_size bad_request text must be 1..64KB
msg.unknown not_found message; no such message

pin.*

Section titled “pin.*”
Rule Code Message
pin.agents forbidden agents do not pin messages in this app (messages.agents_pin)
pin.forbidden forbidden only the owner and admins pin messages here
pin.limit conflict a conversation holds at most {max} pinned messages; unpin one first
pin.not_pinnable bad_request system messages cannot be pinned
pin.policy bad_request pin_policy is members or admins
pin.policy_dm bad_request in a direct conversation both people pin
pin.recalled conflict the message was recalled
pin.unknown_message not_found no such message
pin.unpin_forbidden forbidden only who pinned it, the owner and admins unpin a message

reaction.*

Section titled “reaction.*”
Rule Code Message
reaction.key_invalid bad_request a reaction is one emoji or one of the app’s :names:
reaction.not_reactable bad_request system messages take no reactions
reaction.recalled conflict the message was recalled
reaction.too_many_keys conflict a message takes at most {} different reactions
reaction.too_many_per_user conflict at most {} reactions per person on a message
reaction.unknown_message not_found no such message

report.*

Section titled “report.*”
Rule Code Message
report.action bad_request action must be none, remove_content, suspend_user or ban_user
report.category bad_request category must be one of {}
report.days bad_request days must be 1..3650
report.no_user bad_request this report names no user
report.own_message bad_request you cannot report your own message
report.people_only forbidden only people file reports
report.rate rate_limited too many reports; try again later
report.reason_size bad_request reason must be 1..2000 characters
report.remove_needs_message bad_request remove_content applies to a message
report.resolved conflict this report was already resolved
report.self bad_request you cannot report yourself
report.suspend_needs_days bad_request suspend_user needs days
report.target_kind bad_request target_kind must be message, user or conversation
report.text_size bad_request text must be at most 1000 characters
report.unknown not_found no such report

request.*

Section titled “request.*”
Rule Code Message
request.agents_only forbidden only agents ask for a decision
request.cancel_not_asker forbidden only the agent that asked cancels
request.decided conflict the request was already decided
request.expired conflict the request has expired
request.id_other_conv conflict client_req_id already used in another conversation
request.inbox_limit bad_request limit is 1..500
request.input bad_request —
request.not_decider forbidden this request is not yours to decide
request.not_yours forbidden not your request
request.ownerless forbidden an agent without an owner asks nobody
request.state conflict the request is {}
request.too_many rate_limited too many requests waiting for a decision
request.unknown not_found request
request.wait_secs bad_request wait_secs must be 0..25

role.*

Section titled “role.*”
Rule Code Message
role.catalog not_found no such built-in role
role.description bad_request —
role.exists conflict the library already has a role named {}; install it with replace to update it
role.header bad_request —
role.in_use conflict {} agent(s) have this role ({}); give them another role first
role.name bad_request —
role.name_mismatch bad_request —
role.people_assign forbidden only an agent’s owner gives it a role
role.people_list forbidden agents read their own role with get_config
role.size bad_request —
role.unknown not_found no such role

session.*

Section titled “session.*”
Rule Code Message
session.people_only forbidden this is for people
session.wrong_writer bad_request {} is not handled by a conversation writer

signing.*

Section titled “signing.*”
Rule Code Message
signing.name bad_request a key name is 1..64 bytes
signing.none conflict no signing key: create one with agentim signing-key create
signing.ttl bad_request ttl is 1..{} seconds
signing.unknown not_found no such signing key in force

skill.*

Section titled “skill.*”
Rule Code Message
skill.catalog not_found no such built-in skill
skill.description bad_request —
skill.exists conflict the library already has a skill named {}; install it with replace to update it
skill.file_encoding bad_request skill files are UTF-8 text
skill.file_size bad_request a skill’s file is at most 512 KB
skill.file_unknown not_found no such file in this skill
skill.files rate_limited a skill has at most {max} files
skill.header bad_request —
skill.in_use conflict the role(s) {} use this skill; remove it from them first
skill.name bad_request —
skill.name_mismatch bad_request —
skill.path bad_request paths are segments of a-z A-Z 0-9 . _ - separated by /, up to 200 characters
skill.size bad_request —
skill.unknown not_found no such skill

social.*

Section titled “social.*”
Rule Code Message
social.limit bad_request limit must be 1..{max}
social.summary_size bad_request 1..{SUMMARY_MAX} message ids

state.*

Section titled “state.*”
Rule Code Message
state.agents_only forbidden checkpoints are for agents
state.archive_read_only bad_request archive/ is read-only
state.key bad_request a key is 1..255 bytes without control characters
state.key_limit rate_limited at most {max_keys} keys per agent (agents.state_keys)
state.list_args bad_request prefix and after are at most 255 bytes
state.list_limit bad_request limit must be 1..500
state.unknown_key not_found no key {key}
state.unknown_version not_found —
state.value_size bad_request a value is at most 1 MiB as JSON
state.version_conflict conflict {key} is at version {head}; read it and retry
state.version_min bad_request version must be >= 1; version must be >= 0 (0 creates)

stream.*

Section titled “stream.*”
Rule Code Message
stream.agents_only forbidden only agents stream
stream.cancel_not_allowed forbidden cannot interrupt this stream
stream.concurrent rate_limited too many concurrent streams in this conversation
stream.not_yours forbidden not your stream
stream.unknown not_found no active stream

sync.*

Section titled “sync.*”
Rule Code Message
sync.ack_ahead bad_request {}: acknowledged more than this session was sent
sync.ack_count bad_request 1..1000 acks per call
sync.ack_negative bad_request positions are >= 0
sync.heads_max bad_request at most {HEADS_MAX} conversations
sync.limit bad_request limit must be 1..{SYNC_LIMIT_MAX}
sync.no_pull_by_seq bad_request reading history by seq was replaced by sync and ack

task.*

Section titled “task.*”
Rule Code Message
task.claimed_already conflict —
task.claimed_by_other forbidden claimed by someone else
task.end_not_allowed forbidden only the creator, a manager or the assignee ends a task
task.floor_free conflict nobody holds the floor
task.floor_not_manager forbidden only a manager gives the floor
task.floor_release_not_allowed forbidden only the holder or a manager releases the floor
task.floor_wait conflict waiting for the floor (coordinated); answer only what is addressed to you
task.input bad_request —
task.not_claimed not_found nobody claimed it
task.reassign_not_allowed forbidden only the creator or a manager reassigns a task
task.reopen_not_allowed forbidden only the creator or a manager reopens a task
task.state conflict the task is {st}; the task is {current}; the task is already {current}; the task is {s}

tenant.*

Section titled “tenant.*”
Rule Code Message
tenant.cluster bad_request no database cluster named {name:?} in [[tenancy.clusters]]
tenant.connections rate_limited this project allows {max} connections at once
tenant.day bad_request day is YYYY-MM-DD
tenant.disabled conflict this server has one tenant; set [tenancy] enabled = true
tenant.exists conflict the tenant exists; a tenant with this id exists
tenant.id bad_request a tenant id is 1..{} of a-z 0-9 -, not starting or ending with -, and not default
tenant.limits bad_request limits is a JSON object
tenant.mau rate_limited this project has reached its {max} monthly active users; new people can sign in next month or after an upgrade
tenant.name bad_request a tenant name is 1..255 bytes
tenant.nothing bad_request nothing to change
tenant.rate rate_limited this project is sending too many requests
tenant.unknown not_found no such tenant

thread.*

Section titled “thread.*”
Rule Code Message
thread.nested bad_request threads do not nest: reply in the root’s thread instead
thread.root_other_conv bad_request the thread’s root is in another conversation
thread.root_recalled conflict the thread’s root was recalled; reject the draft; the thread’s root was recalled
thread.root_system bad_request a system message cannot start a thread
thread.root_unknown not_found no such message to reply to in a thread
thread.shown_without_thread bad_request also_in_conv goes with thread_id
thread.unknown not_found no such thread

webhook.*

Section titled “webhook.*”
Rule Code Message
webhook.events bad_request events: like msg.created, msg.* or * (1..32 of them)
webhook.limit conflict a tenant has at most {max} webhooks
webhook.name bad_request name: 1..64 of A-Z a-z 0-9 _ -
webhook.retries bad_request max_attempts 1..20, timeout_ms 100..30000, backoff_ms at most 300000
webhook.secret bad_request secret: at least 16 bytes (whsec_ + base64, or text)
webhook.unknown not_found no such webhook
webhook.url bad_request url: {why}