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lastModified: 2026-09-10
title: "Design direction choice cannot be used"
description: "This choice could not be submitted."
---
**Exact messages**

- This choice could not be submitted.

- Couldn’t load design choices. Try again.

- This choice is no longer active.

- This choice is read-only.

- Selection interrupted.

**Meaning:** The card could not load or submit a design choice, or the choice is no longer interactive. Historical or interrupted cards cannot necessarily accept new selections.

Retry a load/submit action only on the active choice. For an expired, interrupted, or read-only choice, return to the latest conversation and ask Runner to present a new design choice. Check for a submitted/selected state before resubmitting after an uncertain failure.

**Success:** The current card confirms the selected direction and Runner proceeds. Report persistent submission failures with the conversation and choice name.

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