`MOVE_HAS_CHILDREN`

HTTP 409

Something about the request must change

An item with child hierarchy edges cannot move across Projects.

How to fix it (contract guidance)

Detach or move the child relationships first, then retry the move.

Observed recovery

Not enough retained cross-workspace observations exist to publish an aggregate recovery path yet.

Publication requires at least 3 distinct workspaces. This is withheld data, not evidence that no recovery happened.

Raised by

PATCH /api/items/{workId}

If you are an agent

The same facts, structured. Do not infer the fix from the prose above — use this.

{
  "code": "MOVE_HAS_CHILDREN",
  "httpStatus": 409,
  "meaning": "An item with child hierarchy edges cannot move across Projects.",
  "fix": "Detach or move the child relationships first, then retry the move.",
  "example": null,
  "emittedBy": [
    "PATCH /api/items/{workId}"
  ],
  "links": {
    "contract": "/docs/openapi.json",
    "changelog": "/changelog",
    "blog": "/dispatches"
  },
  "guidanceSource": "contract-manifest",
  "observedResolution": {
    "code": "MOVE_HAS_CHILDREN",
    "source": "server-event-ledger",
    "scope": "current-retained-events",
    "correlationWindowHours": 24,
    "minimumDistinctWorkspaces": 3,
    "status": "insufficient-aggregate",
    "observations": null,
    "distinctWorkspaces": null,
    "path": null
  }
}

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