Trying to use long-existing macro to access a local variable: set kmInst to system attribute "KMINSTANCE" tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" set theLink to getvariable "localLink" instance kmInst end tell gives error: "Macro Cancelled. Execute an AppleScript failed with script error: tex…

Confirmed here. This does appear to be a real issue in Golden Gate (including the upcoming minor update): Any AppleScript action that tries to load local or instance variables will fail with the above error message. If you skip the KMINSTANCE bit and use a global variable instead, it works: tell …

Not upgraded a test machine yet (maybe a job for tomorrow), but it would be worth seeing if it is getting the instance UUID or getting the instance variable value that's failing. Does this simple Action work? [image]

[image] Nige_S: but it would be worth seeing if it is getting the instance UUID or getting the instance variable value that's failing It appears to get the instance UUID just fine: [image] -rob.

[image] griffman: It appears to get the instance UUID just fine: Cool. Can you now try this? Scratch 2.kmmacros (2.4 KB) [image]

And that worked: [image] So it's the variable bit that's failing. Hopefully something Peter can resolve—using an interim variable is a bit nicer than globals, but still a lot of macro editing :slight_smile: -rob.

[image] griffman: So it's the variable bit that's failing. Not so sure. We seem to have shown that we can get the executing instance UUID with AS -- so it isn't line 1 of the erroring script that's the problem. And, given a valid UUID, we can get the value of a local variable -- so it isn't …

[image] Nige_S: Does process tokens also break? For example, changing line 3 to: That also fails: 2026-09-23 09:43:45 Action 1998555450 failed: Execute an AppleScript failed with script error: text-script:103:160: execution error: Keyboard Maestro Engine got an error: "%Variable%local_theLin…

Just to add to this - I am on Keyboard Maestro: 11.1.1 macOS: macOS 27.0 And the below works fine for me without any errors. set kmInst to system attribute "KMINSTANCE" tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" set theLink to getvariable "localLink" instance kmInst end tell

That is bizarre. I tested on both 27.0 and 27.2 (upcoming), also using 11.1.1, and had the stated error on both Macs. I wonder if some obscure permissions setting is causing this, somehow? -rob.

[image] griffman: I wonder if some obscure permissions setting is causing this, somehow? I'm struggling to see how permissions would block ops when both the get and use are in the same script but allow when they are separate -- if anything you'd expect it to be the other way round. Mind you,…

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