Error and tool-failure surfacing
Last updated 2026-06-14
Definition
Error and tool-failure surfacing means that when a read or a tool fails, Quri chat tells you plainly instead of inventing a number. If a connector times out or a source is unreachable, you see what went wrong rather than a confident-looking but wrong answer. Honesty about gaps is the whole point.
How to do this in Quri
- Ask a question in /app/chat that depends on a connected source.
- If the read fails, read the message Quri shows about what went wrong.
- Fix the cause — reconnect a source or check its access — when prompted.
- Re-ask the question once the source is reachable again.
Frequently asked
- What happens when a data read fails?
- Quri tells you the read failed and why, rather than guessing. You get an honest gap instead of a made-up number.
- Why show errors at all?
- A wrong answer that looks right is worse than a clear “this failed”. Surfacing failures lets you trust the answers that do come back.