improve response/feedback loop with better error messages#1414
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This PR improves error messaging for the get_file_contents tool to better guide LLM users when they encounter the "file content SHA is nil" error. The enhanced message now explicitly instructs users to add a trailing slash (/) when requesting directories, addressing confusion that occurred when GPT-5.1-Codex ignored these instructions.
- Enhanced error message to include actionable guidance about trailing slashes for directory paths
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GTP-5.1-Codex experienced a problem with
get_file_contents. It ignored the instruction to add trailing slashes to directories. It looped multiple times before it recovered and added the trailing slashes.The follow up error:
file content SHA is nilusually means we are using the logic to look for a file but provided a path in reality. This improved error message should improve the feedback loop drastically for llms.Closes: