From: maximiliancw <redacted>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:38:08 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Improve error messaging for secrets detection configuration validation on startup
X-Git-Url: http://git.99rst.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=be80f0898e69514b0e8027e5bd694aa54dcfc44a;p=sgasser-llm-shield.git

Improve error messaging for secrets detection configuration validation on startup
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diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a1e4358..504104f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ async function validateStartup() {
   // Validate secrets detection configuration
   if (config.secrets_detection.action === "route_local" && config.mode === "mask") {
     console.error("\n❌ Configuration error detected!\n");
+    console.error("   secrets_detection.action 'route_local' is not compatible with mode 'mask'.");
     console.error(
-      "   secrets_detection.action 'route_local' is not compatible with mode 'mask'.",
+      "   Use mode 'route' or change secrets_detection.action to 'block' or 'redact'.\n",
     );
-    console.error("   Use mode 'route' or change secrets_detection.action to 'block' or 'redact'.\n");
     console.error("[STARTUP] ✗ Invalid configuration. Exiting for safety.");
     process.exit(1);
   }