| name | troubleshoot |
| description | Diagnose common cqs issues — stale index, model download, schema mismatch, connection issues. |
| disable-model-invocation | false |
| argument-hint | |
Troubleshoot
Guided diagnosis of common cqs issues. Run through checks in order, stop at first problem found.
Checklist
1. Is cqs installed and working?
cqs --version
If not found: cargo install --path . (from source) or check ~/.cargo/bin/ is in PATH.
2. Is the project initialized?
ls -la .cqs/ && cat .cqs/active_slot 2>/dev/null
ls -la .cqs/slots/$(cat .cqs/active_slot 2>/dev/null || echo default)/ 2>/dev/null
The index lives in the active slot: .cqs/slots/<name>/index.db plus HNSW sidecars (index.hnsw*; legacy pre-slot layouts kept files at .cqs/ top level). If missing: cqs init && cqs index.
3. Is the index populated?
Run cqs stats. Check:
- Chunk count > 0
- Last update is recent
- Expected languages are present
If empty: cqs index to rebuild.
4. Schema version mismatch?
cqs stats 2>&1
If you see "SchemaMismatch" or "SchemaNewerThanCq":
- Older schema: Run
/migrate to upgrade
- Newer schema: Update cqs binary to latest version
Current schema version: check src/store/helpers/mod.rs for CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION.
5. Model downloaded?
cqs doctor
ls -la ~/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--onnx-community--embeddinggemma-300m-ONNX/
Default model is EmbeddingGemma-300m (since v1.35.0); alternative presets via CQS_EMBEDDING_MODEL / --model live under their own models--* dirs. If missing or incomplete, cqs downloads on first use. Check network access to huggingface.co.
If corrupted: delete the directory and let cqs re-download (blake3 checksums verify integrity).
6. Daemon mode working?
cqs ping
systemctl --user status cqs-watch
cqs ping should report a connected daemon and a sub-100ms round-trip. Common issues:
- Daemon not running:
systemctl --user start cqs-watch (or cqs watch --serve ad hoc)
- Stale socket from a crash:
systemctl --user restart cqs-watch
- Want to bypass the daemon for one command:
CQS_NO_DAEMON=1 cqs <cmd>
- LLM enrichment failing: check
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set (see SECURITY.md)
7. Index stale?
Compare cqs stats last update time vs recent file modifications.
Fix: cqs index (one-time) or cqs watch (continuous).
8. References broken?
cqs ref list
Check that source paths still exist and chunk counts are > 0.
If source moved: cqs ref remove <name> and re-add with new path.
Report
After running checks, summarize:
- What was checked
- What failed (if anything)
- What was fixed or needs fixing