E1616 — Job already in a terminal state; settlement runs at most once (COW-2286)

Property	Value
Code	`1616`
Slug	`E1616`
Category	`runner` (Runner / Consensus)
CIP	CIP-2

What happened

Job already in a terminal state; settlement runs at most once (COW-2286). This is the receipt’s what text, produced by the node’s ExecutionError::JobAlreadyComplete.

Why it happened

The node rejected the operation with E1616 (category runner, Runner / Consensus). The receipt’s why field carries the specific cause and context carries structured details, when the emitter attaches any. The normative rule is in CIP-2.

How to fix

This job already settled (settlement runs at most once); don’t resubmit a result or re-trigger settlement for it.

Receipt example

{
  "code": 1616,
  "slug": "E1616",
  "category": "runner",
  "what": "job already in a terminal state; settlement runs at most once (COW-2286)",
  "fix": "This job already settled (settlement runs at most once); don't resubmit a result or re-trigger settlement for it.",
  "docs_url": "https://docs.cowboy.inc/errors/E1616"
}

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