earendil-works/pi · error

llama.cpp returned an invalid model catalog

Error message

llama.cpp returned an invalid model catalog

What it means

Error "llama.cpp returned an invalid model catalog" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/extensions/llama/client.ts:185

		if (init.body !== undefined) headers.set("Content-Type", "application/json");
		if (this.apiKey) headers.set("Authorization", `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`);
		const timeout = AbortSignal.timeout(15_000);
		const signal = init.signal ? AbortSignal.any([init.signal, timeout]) : timeout;
		const response = await fetch(`${this.serverUrl}${path}`, { ...init, headers, signal });
		let payload: unknown;
		try {
			payload = await response.json();
		} catch {
			payload = undefined;
		}
		if (!response.ok) throw new Error(errorMessage(payload, `llama.cpp returned HTTP ${response.status}`));
		return payload;
	}

	async list(options: { reload?: boolean; signal?: AbortSignal } = {}): Promise<LlamaModelInfo[]> {
		const payload = await this.request(`/models${options.reload ? "?reload=1" : ""}`, { signal: options.signal });
		if (typeof payload !== "object" || payload === null || !Array.isArray((payload as { data?: unknown }).data)) {
			throw new Error("llama.cpp returned an invalid model catalog");
		}
		const data = (payload as { data: unknown[] }).data;
		if (!data.every(isModelInfo)) throw new Error("Server is not running in llama.cpp router mode");
		return data;
	}

	async load(model: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
		await this.request("/models/load", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ model }), signal });
	}

	async unload(model: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
		await this.request("/models/unload", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ model }), signal });
	}

	async unloadAndWait(model: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
		await this.unload(model, signal);
		while (true) {
			const entry = (await this.list({ signal })).find((candidate) => candidate.id === model);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/extensions/llama/client.ts:185 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4f8462f10b09e64b. Report an issue: GitHub.