odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

text is required

Error message

text is required

What it means

Error "text is required" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/skills_routes.py:1231

            "is_overridden": name in overrides,
        }

    @router.put("/builtin/{name}")
    async def set_builtin_override(name: str, request: Request):
        """Save a user override for a built-in tool's instruction block.
        WARNING surfaced in the UI — this changes how the assistant is
        told to use a native tool."""
        require_admin(request)
        from src.agent_loop import TOOL_SECTIONS
        valid = set()
        for key in TOOL_SECTIONS:
            valid.update(key if isinstance(key, tuple) else (key,))
        if name not in valid:
            raise HTTPException(404, f"No built-in tool named {name!r}")
        body = await request.json()
        text = (body or {}).get("text", "")
        if not isinstance(text, str) or not text.strip():
            raise HTTPException(400, "text is required")
        from src.settings import get_setting, save_settings, load_settings
        settings = load_settings()
        ov = settings.get("builtin_tool_overrides")
        if not isinstance(ov, dict):
            ov = {}
        ov[name] = text
        settings["builtin_tool_overrides"] = ov
        save_settings(settings)
        return {"ok": True, "name": name, "is_overridden": True}

    @router.delete("/builtin/{name}")
    async def reset_builtin_override(name: str, request: Request):
        """Revert a built-in tool to its shipped instruction block."""
        require_admin(request)
        from src.settings import load_settings, save_settings
        settings = load_settings()
        ov = settings.get("builtin_tool_overrides")
        if isinstance(ov, dict) and name in ov:

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Solutions

1. Provide non-empty text in the request body.
2. Fill in the text field before submitting.

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/b4ceee1420a607ef. Report an issue: GitHub.