odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Path is not a directory: {directory}

Error message

Path is not a directory: {directory}

What it means

Error "Path is not a directory: {directory}" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/personal_routes.py:203

        """
        Add a directory and all its subdirectories/files to the RAG index.
        
        Args:
            directory_request: Directory request model containing the directory path
            
        Returns:
            JSON response with indexing results
        """
        directory = directory_request.directory
        try:
            directory = _resolve_allowed_personal_dir(directory)
            
            # Security check - ensure directory exists and is accessible
            if not os.path.exists(directory):
                raise HTTPException(404, f"Directory not found: {directory}")
            
            if not os.path.isdir(directory):
                raise HTTPException(400, f"Path is not a directory: {directory}")
            
            logger.info(f"Adding directory to RAG: {directory}")
            
            # 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

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Solutions

1. Point the request at a directory, not a file.
2. Check the path for a typo.

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/a39c916158386547. Report an issue: GitHub.