odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

str(e).strip() or "Could not download skill from URL"

Error message

str(e).strip() or "Could not download skill from URL"

What it means

Error "str(e).strip() or "Could not download skill from URL"" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/skills_routes.py:1277

        user = _owner(request)
        from services.memory.skill_importer import (
            SkillImportError,
            fetch_skill_bundle,
        )

        try:
            files, _src = fetch_skill_bundle(body.url.strip())
            entry = skills_manager.import_bundle_from_files(
                files,
                owner=user,
                source_url=body.url.strip(),
            )
        except SkillImportError as e:
            raise HTTPException(400, str(e)) from e
        except httpx.HTTPError as e:
            logger.warning("skill import fetch failed: %s", e)
            detail = str(e).strip() or "Could not download skill from URL"
            raise HTTPException(502, detail) from e
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error("skill import failed: %s", e)
            raise HTTPException(500, "Skill import failed") from e

        _fire_skill_added(user)
        return {"ok": True, "skill": entry, "files": len(files)}

    @router.post("/add")
    async def add_skill(request: Request, body: SkillAddRequest):
        user = _owner(request)
        entry = skills_manager.add_skill(
            # New shape
            name=body.name,
            description=body.description,
            category=body.category,
            tags=body.tags,
            platforms=body.platforms,
            requires_toolsets=body.requires_toolsets,

View on GitHub (pinned to f9235ebbf1)

Solutions

1. Check the skill URL is reachable and points to valid content.
2. Review the reported download error and retry with a corrected URL.

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/e4a4e849a23df674. Report an issue: GitHub.