How are you running AnythingLLM?

Docker (local)

What happened?

Bug Description

When there's a .json file in a document subfolder that is malformed or incomplete (e.g. empty, partially written), the API /api/system/local-files crashes with a 500 Internal Server Error.

This only happens after recent updates (within the last 2-3 days). Previously the same documents would load fine.

How to Reproduce

1. Add a .json file with invalid content (e.g. empty, {})
2. Start the server
3. Call /api/system/local-files
4. Response is 500, and logs show:

Are there known steps to reproduce?

Why this is critical

One broken file causes the entire API to fail, making the UI unable to load any document folders.

Suggested Fix

Wrap the fileToPickerData(...) in a .catch() block or add a try/catch in viewLocalFiles() to ensure broken files don’t crash the whole interface.

System Info

• Container: mintplexlabs/anythingllm:latest
• Reproducible: Yes
• Workaround: Manually remove problematic .json files