odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Failed to index directory

Error message

Failed to index directory

What it means

Error "Failed to index directory" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/personal_routes.py:224

            
            # Use the RAGManager to index the directory
            rag = _rag()
            if rag:
                result = rag.index_personal_documents(directory, owner=owner)
                
                if result["success"]:
                    # Also update the personal_docs_manager to track this directory
                    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:

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Solutions

1. Check server logs for the indexing error and retry.
2. Verify the RAG/embedding service is running before indexing.

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/2d758423e60d8471. Report an issue: GitHub.