Common errors

Symptom	Likely cause	Fix
Connection refused	Daemon down	daari serve / Compose
401 Unauthorized	API key required	Send Bearer / generate via tunnel setup
/ready not ready	Ollama missing model	ollama pull … or wait for Compose pull
Cursor private network error	Localhost BYOK	Use tunnel HTTPS URL
Empty Cursor reply	Tool/content quirks	Check request log; restart serve from venv
Always escalates to L6	Confidence / missing models	Pull L4; tune thresholds; set tier cap
tier=boundary unexpected	Boundaries deny	Adjust topics or mode: warn
Redis/Postgres errors	Optional backend	Install extras; check URLs

For security issues see Security — do not file public issues for vulns.