## TL;DR

Agents that just log err.message lose the distinction between 'session gone' (create a new one) and 'API rejected the call' (fix the request). Do not compare Anchor SDK error messages as strings - the TypeScript SDK throws typed errors.

## The error

```text
Anchor Browser SDK throws typed errors - branch on instanceof NotFoundError/APIError, not message text
```

## Fix

1. Agents that just log err.message lose the distinction between 'session gone' (create a new one) and 'API rejected the call' (fix the request).
   Expected: You get the expected result; the problem is gone.
2. Re-run the original operation and confirm the error is gone.
   Expected: no error, normal output.

## When to use

- You hit this exact error.
- The symptom matches: Anchor Browser SDK throws typed errors - branch on instanceof NotFoundError/APIError, not message text.

## When NOT to use

- A different error message; the cause here is specific to this error.
- Unrelated issues with a different cause.
- You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

## Compatibility

Reported per the linked source.

## Variant phrasings

### Anchor Browser SDK throws typed errors - branch on instanceof NotFoundError/APIError, not message text

## Why it happens

Official Anchor Browser TypeScript SDK README (anchor-browser-sdk-typescript): failures throw a typed error - check instanceof to branch on the failure kind, or read .status/.error for the raw response. NotFoundError for a missing session, APIError with err.status and err.error (raw response body) for API failures, and APIConnectionError / APIConnectionTimeoutError for network issues. The README example: Sessions.getSession with a bad id throws NotFoundError, not a generic 404 response.

## Edge cases

- If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
- If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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    "https://github.com/anchorbrowser/anchorbrowser-sdk-typescript/blob/HEAD/README.md"
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```