{"record":{"id":"11733a006527bec6","repo":"Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad","slug":"error-scanning-and-syncing-storage","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Error scanning and syncing storage","messagePattern":"Error scanning and syncing storage","errorType":"http","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":500,"severity":"error","filePath":"admin/app/controllers/rag_controller.ts","lineNumber":187,"sourceCode":"    const result = await EmbedFileJob.cancelAllJobs()\n    return response.status(200).json({\n      message: `Cancelled ${result.cancelled} job${result.cancelled !== 1 ? 's' : ''}${result.filesDeleted > 0 ? `, deleted ${result.filesDeleted} file${result.filesDeleted !== 1 ? 's' : ''}` : ''}.`,\n      ...result,\n    })\n  }\n\n  public async policyPromptState({ response }: HttpContext) {\n    const result = await this.ragService.getPolicyPromptState()\n    return response.status(200).json(result)\n  }\n\n  public async scanAndSync({ response }: HttpContext) {\n    try {\n      const syncResult = await this.ragService.scanAndSyncStorage()\n      return response.status(200).json(syncResult)\n    } catch (error) {\n      logger.error({ err: error }, '[RagController] Error scanning and syncing storage')\n      return response.status(500).json({ error: 'Error scanning and syncing storage' })\n    }\n  }\n\n  public async reembedAll({ response }: HttpContext) {\n    try {\n      const result = await this.ragService.reembedAll()\n      return response.status(200).json(result)\n    } catch (error) {\n      logger.error({ err: error }, '[RagController] Error during re-embed all')\n      return response.status(500).json({ error: 'Error during re-embed all' })\n    }\n  }\n\n  public async resetAndRebuild({ response }: HttpContext) {\n    try {\n      const result = await this.ragService.resetAndRebuild()\n      return response.status(200).json(result)\n    } catch (error) {","sourceCodeStart":169,"sourceCodeEnd":205,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad/blob/0bd1c6f4f9888d577fe232de06ac144bb8337131/admin/app/controllers/rag_controller.ts#L169-L205","documentation":"Catch-all 500 from the scanAndSync controller action: ragService.scanAndSyncStorage() threw an unexpected exception while walking storage and syncing records to the DB/Qdrant.","triggerScenarios":"Storage directory missing or unreadable; permission denied on mounted volume; a file with unexpected encoding/name throws the walker; DB write failure during sync.","commonSituations":"Misconfigured storage mount path in env; read-only volume; huge/odd files causing parse errors; database connection dropped mid-sync.","solutions":["Verify the storage path env var exists and the process has read access.","Check the logged err object (logger.error '[RagController] Error scanning and syncing storage') for the root cause.","Ensure DB and Qdrant services are up.","Re-run scanAndSync after fixing; consider making the walker skip unreadable files."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"await fs.access(STORAGE_PATH) // ensure storage mounted before sync","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try { await scanAndSync() } catch (e) { alertUser('sync failed, check storage mount'); log(e) }","preventionTips":["Health-check the storage mount before sync","Make the walker skip unreadable files"],"tags":["storage","sync","filesystem","rag"],"backgroundTag":"filesystem-scan-failed","analyzedSha":"0bd1c6f4f9888d577fe232de06ac144bb8337131","analyzedAt":"2026-08-27T05:34:15.424Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-27T08:17:20.692Z"}