Troubleshooting

Fixes for the AI and software errors developers search for — API timeouts, database and framework errors, and local-model setup problems.

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Troubleshooting
9 min

How to Fix Slow Vector Search Queries in pgvector: Optimizing HNSW Index Performance

Why pgvector queries get slow, measured on 100,000 vectors: skipped indexes, ef_search, filtered queries returning too few rows, and slow HNSW builds.

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5 min

Which JSON Schema Keywords Gemini Structured Output Accepts, Tested

Tested on the Gemini API: which JSON Schema keywords return HTTP 400, which are accepted but ignored, and what to validate in your own code.

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6 min

Fix Gemini API Timeouts: SDK Units, Model IDs and Proxy Limits

Gemini API timeout fixes checked against the SDK source and live calls: the timeout is in milliseconds, plus model IDs, proxy limits and latency.

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Troubleshooting
10 min

How to Fix Vector Dimension Mismatch Errors in pgvector and Pinecone

Fix vector dimension mismatch errors in pgvector and Pinecone after changing embedding models, and keep index and column sizes aligned.

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11 min

How to Fix CORS Errors When Connecting Next.js 15 to a FastAPI AI Backend

Fix CORS errors between a Next.js 15 frontend and a FastAPI AI backend with backend middleware or Next.js rewrites.

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Troubleshooting
6 min

Pydantic V2 Validation Errors in LLM JSON Output: What Each Means, Tested

Pydantic V2 validation errors on LLM JSON, reproduced one by one: missing, extra_forbidden, int_type, json_invalid and what causes each.

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Troubleshooting
12 min

How to Fix Ollama 'Connection Refused' Errors in Cursor and VS Code

Fix Ollama 'Connection Refused' errors in Cursor and VS Code: check the server is running, resolve port 11434 conflicts, and set OLLAMA_HOST.

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11 min

How to Fix Docker 'No Space Left on Device' Errors When Downloading Ollama Models

Free disk space when Docker reports 'No space left on device' while pulling Ollama models: prune the build cache and resize the VM disk.

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10 min

How to Fix 'Hydration Failed' Errors in Next.js 15 and React 19

Find what causes 'Hydration Failed' errors in Next.js 15 and React 19 and fix the mismatch between server and client rendering.

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11 min

How to Fix 'TypeError: Failed to Fetch' in Next.js Server Actions

Debug 'TypeError: Failed to fetch' in Next.js Server Actions: origins, middleware, timeouts and deployment skew, with a Next.js 16.4 test.

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11 min

How to Fix Prompt Caching Failures in Gemini 3.1 Pro and Gemini 3.6 Flash API Pipelines

Why Gemini prompt caching misses: what the API returned in a live test (1,024-token explicit minimum, free-tier 429 with limit 0), and how to check hits.

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12 min

How to Fix Git Merge Conflicts Generated by AI Coding Assistants in Cursor and VS Code

Recover from Git merge conflicts left by AI coding assistants in Cursor and VS Code: abort, discard, use the merge editor, or repair by hand.

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6 min

Fix Python Asyncio Timeout Errors in Claude Fable 5.1 Pipelines

Measured default timeouts in httpx, aiohttp and the Anthropic SDK, the exception to catch, why streaming avoids read timeouts, and asyncio.to_thread.

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