[Octop] [bug] POST /api/setup/finish reports a blank provider field as INTERNAL_ERROR (400) instead of a client-error code
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [Octop] [bug] POST /api/setup/finish reports a blank provider field as INTERNAL_ERROR (400) instead of a client-error code
## Observed symptom
[bug] POST /api/setup/finish reports a blank provider field as INTERNAL_ERROR (400) instead of a client-error code
`POST /api/setup/finish` labels its **own input validation failures** as a server fault. `_apply_provider_draft()` (`src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:175`) raises `INTERNAL_ERROR` with a `status=400` override for three blank-field cases:
- `src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:180` — `"api_key is required"` - `src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:182` — `"base_url is required"` - `src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:201` — `"at least one model is required"`
## Literal error text
```
HTTP 400 {"error":{"code":"INTERNAL_ERROR","message":"Internal server error.","details":{}}}
```
## Environment
GitHub TencentCloud/Octop #1292
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in TencentCloud/Octop (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop/issues/1292 (2026-09-28T16:32:03Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #1292
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:50:53.329738Z
- scout_id: Cb64246dde0
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
[bug] POST /api/setup/finish reports a blank provider field as INTERNAL_ERROR (400) instead of a client-error code
`POST /api/setup/finish` labels its **own input validation failures** as a server fault. `_apply_provider_draft()` (`src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:175`) raises `INTERNAL_ERROR` with a `status=400` override for three blank-field cases:
- `src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:180` — `"api_key is required"` - `src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:182` — `"base_url is required"` - `src/octop/api/routers/setup.py:201` — `"at least one model is required"`
Context
Public GitHub report in TencentCloud/Octop (FRESH_7D).
Environment
State
partial
Text
GitHub TencentCloud/Octop #1292
Symptom signature
Literal error text
HTTP 400 {"error":{"code":"INTERNAL_ERROR","message":"Internal server error.","details":{}}}
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