I keep getting this error over and over. AI will fix, and then another error will stop the deployment. AI will fix that error, but then it comes back up. How do I fix this without AI so I can get this project deployed.
The Netlify deploy errored, with the following guidance provided:
Diagnosis
npm fails because package.json is malformed JSON. See the JSON parse error in #L19-L23, which reports “Unexpected end of JSON input”.
Solution
Open package.json and fix its JSON structure: ensure all braces/brackets are closed, keys are quoted, values are comma-separated correctly, and there is no trailing comma.
After correcting the file, run npm install locally to confirm it parses and installs successfully, then commit the fixed package.json.
The relevant error logs are:
Line 9: Custom build path detected. Proceeding with the specified path: ‘’
Line 10: Installing dependencies
Line 11: mise e[36m~/.config/mise/config.tomle[0m tools: e[34mpythone[0m@3.14.3
Line 12: mise e[36m~/.config/mise/config.tomle[0m tools: e[34mrubye[0m@3.4.8
Line 13: mise e[36m~/.config/mise/config.tomle[0m tools: e[34mgoe[0m@1.26.0
Line 14: v22.22.0 is already installed.
Line 15: Now using node v22.22.0 (npm v10.9.4)
Line 16: Enabling Node.js Corepack
Line 17: No npm workspaces detected
Line 18: Installing npm packages using npm version 10.9.4
Line 19: npm error code EJSONPARSE
Line 20: npm error path /opt/build/repo/package.json
Line 21: npm error JSON.parse Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing “\n”
Line 22: npm error JSON.parse Failed to parse JSON data.
Line 23: npm error JSON.parse Note: package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
Line 24: npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /opt/buildhome/.npm/_logs/2026-03-01T21_54_06_558Z-debug-0.log
Line 25: Error during npm install
Line 26: Failing build: Failed to install dependencies
Line 27: Failed during stage ‘Install dependencies’: dependency_installation script returned non-zero exit code: 1
Line 28: Finished processing build request in 3.516s
The Netlify deploy errored, with the following guidance provided:
Diagnosis: The build stops during `npm install` because `package.json` is not valid JSON. The parser reports an unexpected end of input while reading `package.json` ([log lines 19-23](#L19-L23)), so npm cannot read the dependency list.
Solution: Open `package.json` in the repository (e.g. [package.json](https://github.com/Mikecaf/ricava-app/blob/main/package.json)) and make sure it is complete and valid JSON. Ensure the file ends with the required closing braces/brackets, uses double quotes around keys and string values, and contains no trailing commas or comments. After fixing the formatting, commit the corrected `package.json` and redeploy.
The relevant error logs are:
Line 9: Custom build path detected. Proceeding with the specified path: ‘’
Line 10: Installing dependencies
Line 11: mise e[36m~/.config/mise/config.tomle[0m tools: e[34mpythone[0m@3.14.3
Line 12: mise e[36m~/.config/mise/config.tomle[0m tools: e[34mrubye[0m@3.4.8
Line 13: mise e[36m~/.config/mise/config.tomle[0m tools: e[34mgoe[0m@1.26.0
Line 14: v22.22.0 is already installed.
Line 15: Now using node v22.22.0 (npm v10.9.4)
Line 16: Enabling Node.js Corepack
Line 17: No npm workspaces detected
Line 18: Installing npm packages using npm version 10.9.4
Line 19: npm error code EJSONPARSE
Line 20: npm error path /opt/build/repo/package.json
Line 21: npm error JSON.parse Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing “\n”
Line 22: npm error JSON.parse Failed to parse JSON data.
Line 23: npm error JSON.parse Note: package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
Line 24: npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /opt/buildhome/.npm/_logs/2026-03-01T22_05_29_018Z-debug-0.log
Line 25: Error during npm install
Line 26: Failing build: Failed to install dependencies
Line 27: Finished processing build request in 3.581s