Inngest's instanceof lies: why custom error classes vanish across step.run

1. 1Identify custom error classes in your Inngest pipeline
2. 2Check how errors are handled across step.run
3. 3Use a workaround such as re-throwing errors with a custom class
4. 4Test your pipeline to ensure errors are properly reported
5. 5Review your retry logic to prevent silent failures

Developers using Inngest and TypeScript will benefit from understanding this issue to prevent silent failures in their pipelines

💡 Inngest's instanceof lies can cause custom error classes to vanish across step.run, leading to silent failures

🚨 Inngest's instanceof lies can silently break your pipelines! 🚨 Learn how to fix it and prevent retry logic, error reporting, and dashboard issues