[GH-ISSUE #5578] [BUG]: inconsistent file read write access #5175

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opened 2026-06-05 14:52:28 -04:00 by yindo · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Jakedesign3839 on GitHub (May 4, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/5578

How are you running AnythingLLM?

AnythingLLM desktop app

What happened?

The program has been given explicit access to a folder on D to read and write from. Working with Qwen3-vl.4b-instruct, depending on the workspace thread, it either ignores the permissions, failing to write updates to excel files or it thinks its writing updates but it only writes to its virtualized env. I have successfully gotten it to write two test .txt files but then in the next thread, it refuses to do it. What is going on?

Are there known steps to reproduce?

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Embedder Provider & Model (if applicable)

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Originally created by @Jakedesign3839 on GitHub (May 4, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/5578 ### How are you running AnythingLLM? AnythingLLM desktop app ### What happened? The program has been given explicit access to a folder on D to read and write from. Working with Qwen3-vl.4b-instruct, depending on the workspace thread, it either ignores the permissions, failing to write updates to excel files or it thinks its writing updates but it only writes to its virtualized env. I have successfully gotten it to write two test .txt files but then in the next thread, it refuses to do it. What is going on? ### Are there known steps to reproduce? _No response_ ### LLM Provider & Model (if applicable) _No response_ ### Embedder Provider & Model (if applicable) _No response_
yindo added the possible bugneeds info / can't replicateinvestigating labels 2026-06-05 14:52:28 -04:00
yindo closed this issue 2026-06-05 14:52:28 -04:00
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@angelplusultra commented on GitHub (May 4, 2026):

@Jakedesign3839
Few questions:

  1. Are you on Docker or Desktop?
  2. What LLM Provider and exact model ID are you using?
  3. Can you please share a screen recording of this behavior? It'd be helpful to debug what your agent is doing.

I tested the file system tool with provider ollama using adelnazmy2002/Qwen3-VL-4B-Instruct:Q4_K_M and it respected its file system whitelist.
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<!-- gh-comment-id:4375682894 --> @angelplusultra commented on GitHub (May 4, 2026): @Jakedesign3839 Few questions: 1. Are you on Docker or Desktop? 2. What LLM Provider and exact model ID are you using? 2. Can you please share a screen recording of this behavior? It'd be helpful to debug what your agent is doing. I tested the file system tool with provider `ollama` using `adelnazmy2002/Qwen3-VL-4B-Instruct:Q4_K_M` and it respected its file system whitelist. <img width="872" height="657" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c9093294-d43b-4f5b-8c48-95dd0c60c358" />
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Reference: Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm#5175