From d47ac788c0570c370a2ff948e5f32aee598afe71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicolas Mowen <nickmowen213@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 12:25:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Improve prompt

---
 frigate/api/chat.py      |  9 ++++++++-
 frigate/genai/prompts.py | 11 ++++++++---
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frigate/api/chat.py b/frigate/api/chat.py
index 465a016585..4e6bdbd3b4 100644
--- a/frigate/api/chat.py
+++ b/frigate/api/chat.py
@@ -733,7 +733,14 @@ async def _execute_tool_internal(
                 "Arguments: %s",
                 json.dumps(arguments),
             )
-            return {"error": "Camera parameter is required"}
+            return {
+                "error": (
+                    "get_live_context requires a single camera name; "
+                    "wildcards and empty values are not supported. "
+                    "Call this tool once per camera."
+                ),
+                "available_cameras": allowed_cameras,
+            }
         return await _execute_get_live_context(request, camera, allowed_cameras)
     elif tool_name == "start_camera_watch":
         return await _execute_start_camera_watch(request, arguments)
diff --git a/frigate/genai/prompts.py b/frigate/genai/prompts.py
index 93e19209bf..af6ddab889 100644
--- a/frigate/genai/prompts.py
+++ b/frigate/genai/prompts.py
@@ -518,16 +518,21 @@ def get_tool_definitions(
             "function": {
                 "name": "get_live_context",
                 "description": (
-                    "Get the current live image and detection information for a camera: objects being tracked, "
+                    "Get the current live image and detection information for a single camera: objects being tracked, "
                     "zones, timestamps. Use this to understand what is visible in the live view. "
-                    "Call this when answering questions about what is happening right now on a specific camera."
+                    "Call this when answering questions about what is happening right now on a specific camera. "
+                    "Operates on one camera at a time; call the tool again for each additional camera. "
+                    "Wildcards and empty values are not accepted."
                 ),
                 "parameters": {
                     "type": "object",
                     "properties": {
                         "camera": {
                             "type": "string",
-                            "description": "Camera name to get live context for.",
+                            "description": (
+                                "Exact name of a single camera to get live context for. "
+                                "Wildcards (e.g. '*', 'all') and empty strings are not accepted."
+                            ),
                         },
                     },
                     "required": ["camera"],