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Failed to add directory: {str(e)}

Error message

Failed to add directory: {str(e)}

What it means

Error "Failed to add directory: {str(e)}" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/personal_routes.py:232

                    personal_docs_manager.add_directory(directory, index=False)
                    
                    return {
                        "success": True,
                        "message": f"Successfully indexed {result['indexed_count']} chunks from {directory}",
                        "indexed_count": result["indexed_count"],
                        "failed_count": result.get("failed_count", 0),
                        "directory": directory
                    }
                else:
                    raise HTTPException(500, result.get("message", "Failed to index directory"))
            else:
                raise HTTPException(503, "RAG system is not available")
                
        except HTTPException:
            raise
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Error adding directory to RAG: {e}")
            raise HTTPException(500, f"Failed to add directory: {str(e)}")
    
    @router.delete("/remove_directory")
    async def remove_directory_from_rag(directory: str = Query(...), owner: str = Depends(require_user), _admin: None = Depends(require_admin)):
        """
        Remove a directory from the RAG index.

        Args:
            directory: Path to the directory to remove

        Returns:
            JSON response confirming removal
        """
        try:
            # Confine to PERSONAL_DIR — parity with add_directory_to_rag (which
            # resolves the path the same way). Without this, an arbitrary or
            # `..`-escaping path is passed straight to
            # personal_docs_manager.remove_directory / rag.remove_directory.
            directory = _resolve_allowed_personal_dir(directory)

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Solutions

1. Check server logs for the underlying error and retry.
2. Verify the directory is readable and inside the allowed root.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the corresponding server-side validation or runtime check at the recorded location rejects the request or operation and returns this error message to the caller.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of odysseus-dev/odysseus@f9235ebbf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d4d87474cbc6dc28. Report an issue: GitHub.