# X_GENERATE_JSON_INVALID

## Means

a generator's own `merge: 'json'` output does not parse as a JSON object

## Typical cause

a bug in the template that produced it — never a file already on disk, which `X_GENERATE_CONFLICT` covers

## Fix

fix the template that emits it, then `bun test packages/cli/src/cmd-generate.test.ts`

[CLI and verify](/error-codes#cli-and-verify)