exo-explore/exo · error · HTTPException

name or model is required

Error message

name or model is required

What it means

Error "name or model is required" thrown in exo-explore/exo.

Source

Thrown at src/exo/api/main.py:1722

                    modified_at=now,
                    size=card.storage_size.in_bytes,
                    digest="sha256:000000000000",
                    details=OllamaModelDetails(
                        family=card.family or None,
                        quantization_level=card.quantization or None,
                    ),
                )
                for card in cards
            ]
        )

    async def ollama_show(self, request: Request) -> OllamaShowResponse:
        """Returns model information in Ollama show format."""
        body = await request.body()
        payload = OllamaShowRequest.model_validate_json(body)
        model_name = payload.name or payload.model
        if not model_name:
            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name or model is required")
        try:
            card = await ModelCard.load(ModelId(model_name))
        except Exception as exc:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=404, detail=f"Model not found: {model_name}"
            ) from exc

        capabilities: list[OllamaCapability] = []
        if ModelTask.TextGeneration in card.tasks:
            capabilities.extend(("completion", "tools"))
        if card.vision is not None:
            capabilities.append("vision")

        architecture = card.family or "unknown"
        model_info: dict[str, Any] = {
            "general.architecture": architecture,
            "general.basename": card.base_model or str(card.model_id),
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/exo/api/main.py:1722 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of exo-explore/exo@21a54c5ea0 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/dacb8ffc65a255dc. Report an issue: GitHub.