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DS4 /v1/models could not be reached at {} (is ds4-server run

Error message

DS4 /v1/models could not be reached at {} (is ds4-server running?)

What it means

Same DS4 probe path as [481], but `ds4_probe_error` found no `HTTP <status>` token in the transport error text (doctor.rs:453-456) — the request never got an HTTP response. The doctor concludes the redacted endpoint is unreachable and asks whether ds4-server is running.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/doctor.rs:410

}

/// Probe DS4 through its cheap `/v1/models` contract instead of waking the
/// model for a completion. The selected model must be advertised.
pub(crate) async fn probe_ds4_models(config: &crate::config::Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    use crate::client::DeepSeekClient;
    use crate::core::model_client::ModelClient;

    let endpoint = crate::client::redact_url_for_display(&config.deepseek_base_url());
    let client = DeepSeekClient::new(config)?;
    let configured_alias = client.model().to_string();
    let models = match tokio::time::timeout(
        std::time::Duration::from_secs(15),
        client.list_models(),
    )
    .await
    {
        Ok(Ok(models)) => models,
        Ok(Err(error)) => anyhow::bail!(ds4_probe_error(config, &error.to_string())),
        Err(_) => anyhow::bail!("DS4 /v1/models timed out after 15 seconds at {}", endpoint),
    };
    if !models
        .iter()
        .any(|available| available.id == configured_alias)
    {
        let advertised = models
            .iter()
            .take(8)
            .map(|available| available.id.as_str())
            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
            .join(", ");
        anyhow::bail!(
            "DS4 /v1/models at {} did not list configured alias '{configured_alias}' (advertised: {})",
            endpoint,
            if advertised.is_empty() {
                "none"
            } else {

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Solutions

1. Start ds4-server and confirm it listens on the configured port (`ss -ltnp` / `lsof -i` / service status)
2. Correct the host and port in `deepseek_base_url`
3. Re-run the doctor once the service accepts connections

let url = reqwest::Url::parse(&config.deepseek_base_url())?;
let host = url.host_str().context("base URL has no host")?;
let port = url.port_or_known_default().context("no port")?;
tokio::time::timeout(
    std::time::Duration::from_secs(3),
    tokio::net::TcpStream::connect((host, port)),
).await
.context("ds4-server is not accepting connections")??;

match probe_ds4(config).await {
    Err(err) if err.to_string().starts_with("DS4 /v1/models could not be reached") => {
        eprintln!("start ds4-server, then re-run: {err}");
    }
    other => other?,
}

When it happens

Trigger: Nothing is listening on the configured host/port (connection refused); ds4-server is still booting; DNS or routing failure; wrong port in `deepseek_base_url`.

Common situations: Doctor run before ds4-server starts; the service crashed silently; config still pointing at a port from an older install or a different machine.

Related errors

• DS4 /v1/models returned HTTP {status} at {}
• DeepSeek ${res.status}: ${text}
• DS4 /v1/models at {} did not list configured alias '{configu
• Request timeout after 15 seconds
• Could not inspect GitHub Release ${tag}: ${detail}

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@8880682c63 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4e9b0343b32b8d61. Report an issue: GitHub.