What it means
The uploaded or generated SVG is not valid XML and cannot be parsed safely.
§ VALIDATION · RED
INVALID_XML
The uploaded or generated SVG is not valid XML and cannot be parsed safely.
Import / format safetyDeterministic rule
Why it matters
If the document cannot be parsed deterministically, no later embroidery validation can be trusted.
Common triggers
- broken upload or copy/paste into SVG
- malformed generated markup
- truncated file writes
Typical fixes
- repair the SVG structure
- re-export from the source tool
- regenerate the document
Notes
- Current implementation alias:
invalid_xmlinworker/validator.py. - This is a hard stop and should always block export.
Plan references
plan/05-validation.mdworker/validator.py