Fixing Local Model Filepath Hallucinations: Small Code Tweaks Boost Agent Tool Success
devoidfury · reddit · 2026-08-10
A developer discovered that local models often make subtle filepath format errors when calling filesystem tools like find or grep. By implementing simple string replacements in the agent's code (e.g., correcting /. to ./ and defaulting to ./), the success rate of filesystem-related tool calls improved noticeably.
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