STALE_EPOCH

Exit code: 6 · Who acts: You or another person, after you read the current state, or by waiting · From: the CLI, the SDK and the backend

What it means

The request was based on an earlier version of the data.

Common causes

• Something changed between your read and your write.

Fix it

1. Read the item again, then retry.

In JSON and the SDK

With --json, the CLI prints:

{
  "outcome": "refused",
  "error": {
    "code": "STALE_EPOCH",
    "message": "…"
  }
}

In the SDK, a failed result has result.error.code === "STALE_EPOCH". Branch on the code, not on the message: the message is written for people and can change.

Commands that can answer with it

No command lists this code. It can still come from the SDK or the backend.