docs: surface Kijiji AND-matching behavior in tool, API, and MCP responses

Kijiji zero-result queries (e.g. 'macbook air m1 apple silicon') are
confusing because the failure mode is non-obvious. Surface the root
cause everywhere the caller can see it:
- MCP tool description warns about AND-matching and gives a concrete
  before/after example
- API 404 body includes the actionable hint via emptySearchResponse(hint)
- Core scraper logs the built URL and tip on page-1 zero results
- MCP handler unwraps the API message field so the hint reaches the LLM
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2026-04-29 13:06:31 -04:00
parent 3ea6ee3938
commit 82e12283de
6 changed files with 39 additions and 11 deletions

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@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ export function parseNonNegativeIntegerParam(
return value;
}
export function emptySearchResponse(): Response {
return Response.json(
{ message: "Search didn't return any results!" },
{ status: 404 },
);
export function emptySearchResponse(hint?: string): Response {
const message = hint
? `Search didn't return any results! ${hint}`
: "Search didn't return any results!";
return Response.json({ message }, { status: 404 });
}

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@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ export async function kijijiRoute(req: Request): Promise<Response> {
{ hideUnstableResults: true },
);
if (items.results.length === 0 && items.unstableResults.length === 0) {
return emptySearchResponse();
return emptySearchResponse(
`Kijiji matches ALL words in the query against listing titles. ` +
`Try a shorter or more common query (e.g. "macbook air m1" instead of "macbook air m1 apple silicon").`,
);
}
return Response.json(items, { status: 200 });
}
@@ -86,7 +89,10 @@ export async function kijijiRoute(req: Request): Promise<Response> {
{},
);
if (!items || items.length === 0) {
return emptySearchResponse();
return emptySearchResponse(
`Kijiji matches ALL words in the query against listing titles. ` +
`Try a shorter or more common query (e.g. "macbook air m1" instead of "macbook air m1 apple silicon").`,
);
}
return Response.json(items, { status: 200 });
} catch (error) {

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@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ describe("API routes", () => {
expect(response.status).toBe(404);
const body = await response.json();
expect(body.message).toBe("Search didn't return any results!");
expect(body.message).toStartWith("Search didn't return any results!");
expect(body.message).toContain("Kijiji matches ALL words");
});
test("ebayRoute forwards maxItems to core in default mode", async () => {