From ef41b6b30ab3e160a30fd4308af5c4fb97f61e04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ethan J Lewis <ethan@ejlewis.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:18:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] enhancements

---
 tag-notes.py | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tag-notes.py b/tag-notes.py
index 698be6d..8e65116 100755
--- a/tag-notes.py
+++ b/tag-notes.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def parse_json_response(content):
     return None
 
 
-def call_llm_json(system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens=900):
+def call_llm_json(system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens=4000):
     payload = {
         "model": MODEL_NAME,
         "messages": [
@@ -101,14 +101,22 @@ def call_llm_json(system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens=900):
         "response_format": {"type": "text"},
     }
     try:
-        response = requests.post(LM_STUDIO_URL, json=payload, timeout=120)
+        response = requests.post(LM_STUDIO_URL, json=payload, timeout=600)
         if not response.ok:
             print(f"  ! LLM error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
             print(f"    body: {response.text[:500]}")
             return None
         result = response.json()
-        content = result['choices'][0]['message']['content']
-        return parse_json_response(content)
+        choice = result['choices'][0]
+        content = choice['message'].get('content') or ''
+        parsed = parse_json_response(content)
+        if parsed is None:
+            finish = choice.get('finish_reason')
+            print(f"  ! LLM returned no parseable JSON (finish_reason={finish})")
+            if finish == 'length':
+                print("    Hit max_tokens — reasoning model burned the budget before emitting output.")
+            print(f"    content: {content[:500]!r}")
+        return parsed
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"  ! LLM error: {e}")
         return None
@@ -161,7 +169,7 @@ Your previous description was {len(previous_desc)} characters, outside the allow
 "{previous_desc}"
 
 Rewrite it to fit strictly within {SEO_DESC_MIN}-{SEO_DESC_MAX} characters."""
-    result = call_llm_json(system_prompt, user_prompt, max_tokens=400)
+    result = call_llm_json(system_prompt, user_prompt)
     if result:
         return (result.get('seo_description') or '').strip()
     return ''