From 8287efae0d5f8b248aa7a3d3ec20552e418b2ebc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kingston-SCYD <odscheidel@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:22:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Handle empty API responses gracefully

---
 assistant/assistant.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/assistant/assistant.py b/assistant/assistant.py
index 56b6429..62eefaf 100644
--- a/assistant/assistant.py
+++ b/assistant/assistant.py
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ class Assistant(commands.Cog):
             await message.reply("No response from the assistant.")
             return
 
+        if not reply.strip():
+            await message.reply("*(The assistant returned an empty response.)*")
+            return
+
         if len(reply) <= 2000:
             await message.reply(reply)
         else: