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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This document compiles common issues encountered by users and their solutions.

Q1: US stock codes (e.g., AMD, AAPL) show incorrect prices during analysis?

Symptom: After entering US stock codes, displayed prices are clearly wrong (e.g., AMD showing 7.33 yuan), or being misidentified as A-shares.

Cause: Earlier version code matching logic prioritized A-share rules, causing code conflicts.

Solution:

  1. Fixed in v2.3.0, system now supports automatic US stock code recognition
  2. If issues persist, set in .env:
    bash
    YFINANCE_PRIORITY=0
    This prioritizes Yahoo Finance data source for US stock data

Related Issue: #153

Q2: "Volume Ratio" field shows empty or N/A in reports?

Symptom: Volume ratio data missing in analysis reports, affecting AI's judgment on volume changes.

Cause: Some default real-time quote sources (e.g., Sina interface) don't provide volume ratio field.

Solution:

  1. Fixed in v2.3.0, Tencent interface now supports volume ratio parsing
  2. Recommended real-time quote source priority:
    bash
    REALTIME_SOURCE_PRIORITY=tencent,akshare_sina,efinance,akshare_em
  3. System has built-in 5-day average volume calculation as fallback

Related Issue: #155

Q3: Tushare data fetch failed, showing Token error?

Symptom: Log shows Tushare data fetch failed: Your token is incorrect, please verify

Solution:

  1. No Tushare account: No need to configure TUSHARE_TOKEN, system will automatically use free data sources (AkShare, Efinance)
  2. Have Tushare account: Verify Token is correct, check in Tushare Pro personal center
  3. All core features of this project work normally without Tushare

Q4: Data fetch rate-limited or returning empty?

Symptom: Log shows Circuit breaker triggered or data returns None

Cause: Free data sources (Eastmoney, Sina, etc.) have anti-scraping mechanisms, high-frequency requests get rate-limited.

Solution:

  1. System has built-in multi-source auto-switching and circuit breaker protection
  2. Reduce watchlist size, or increase request intervals
  3. Avoid frequently manually triggering analysis

Q5: GitHub Actions run failed, showing environment variable not found?

Symptom: Actions log shows GEMINI_API_KEY or STOCK_LIST undefined

Cause: GitHub distinguishes Secrets (encrypted) and Variables (regular variables), wrong configuration location causes read failure.

Solution:

  1. Go to repo Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
  2. Secrets (click New repository secret): Store sensitive information
    • GEMINI_API_KEY
    • OPENAI_API_KEY
    • TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
    • Various Webhook URLs
  3. Variables (click Variables tab): Store non-sensitive configuration
    • STOCK_LIST
    • GEMINI_MODEL
    • REPORT_TYPE

Q6: Configuration not taking effect after modifying .env file?

Solution:

  1. Ensure .env file is in project root directory
  2. Docker deployment / WebUI Settings:
    • WebUI saves STOCK_LIST, SCHEDULE_ENABLED, SCHEDULE_TIME, SCHEDULE_RUN_IMMEDIATELY, and RUN_IMMEDIATELY back into the container's .env
    • Saving from WebUI triggers a config reload for the current process, and runtime reads continue from the latest persisted .env; for example, scheduled runs keep hot-reading the saved STOCK_LIST
    • If you also pass these keys explicitly as container process env vars (docker run -e ... or Compose environment:), those explicit process env overrides still win on later restarts; update or remove them if you want the WebUI-saved .env values to take over
    • SCHEDULE_* and RUN_IMMEDIATELY are still startup-time scheduling settings: saving them does not immediately trigger an analysis run and does not hot-rebuild the scheduler inside the current process
    • To make schedule changes take over the current container, restart it and make sure the process is started in schedule mode
  3. Manual .env edits in Docker: Restart the container after changes
    bash
    docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
  4. GitHub Actions: .env file doesn't work, must configure in Secrets/Variables
  5. Check if there are multiple .env files (e.g., .env.local) causing override

Q7: How to configure proxy to access Gemini/OpenAI API?

Solution:

Configure in .env:

bash
USE_PROXY=true
PROXY_HOST=127.0.0.1
PROXY_PORT=10809

Note: Proxy configuration only works for local runs, GitHub Actions environment doesn't need proxy.

LLM Configuration

Full details: LLM Config Guide.

Q: Configured both GEMINI_API_KEY and LLM_CHANNELS, why does it only use channels?

The system uses exactly one mode by priority: advanced YAML routing (LITELLM_CONFIG) > LLM_CHANNELS > legacy keys. However, YAML routing only takes effect when the file can be parsed successfully and yields a non-empty model_list; if the YAML path is invalid or the content is empty, the system automatically falls back to LLM_CHANNELS or legacy keys. Once a tier is active, lower-priority tiers are not used.

Q: test_env says no usable AI model is configured, what should I do?

Start with one provider and its API key. If you want to pin a primary model, add LITELLM_MODEL=provider/model. If you need multi-model switching, configure LLM_CHANNELS or advanced YAML routing. Run python test_env.py --config to validate config and python test_env.py --llm to actually call the API.

Q: How to use multiple models at once (e.g. AIHubmix + DeepSeek + Gemini)?

Use channel mode: set LLM_CHANNELS=aihubmix,deepseek,gemini and configure each channel's LLM_{NAME}_BASE_URL, LLM_{NAME}_API_KEY, LLM_{NAME}_MODELS. You can also configure this visually in Web Settings → AI Model → AI Model Access.

Q: The ask-stock / Agent page says no usable LLM is configured, but I only use legacy GEMINI_* / OPENAI_* / ANTHROPIC_* settings. What should I check?

First confirm whether LITELLM_CONFIG or LLM_CHANNELS is active, because either of those tiers overrides legacy keys. If neither tier is active and AGENT_LITELLM_MODEL is empty, the ask-stock Agent still inherits legacy provider models automatically: GEMINI_MODEL, OPENAI_MODEL, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL are mapped to LiteLLM provider-prefixed model names for the corresponding runtime. This fix does not silently migrate or clear old settings; it only returns the real backend reason to the frontend so you can see whether the issue is a missing key, a missing model name, or an upper-tier config taking precedence. Full compatibility details are documented in the LLM Config Guide under “Ask-Stock Agent / LiteLLM compatibility notes”.

Q8: Bot push failed, showing message too long?

Symptom: Analysis succeeded but no notification received, log shows 400 error or Message too long

Cause: Different platforms have different message length limits:

  • WeChat Work: 4KB
  • Feishu: 20KB
  • DingTalk: 20KB

Solution:

  1. Auto-chunking: Latest version implements automatic long message splitting
  2. Single stock push mode: Set SINGLE_STOCK_NOTIFY=true, push immediately after each stock analysis
  3. Brief report: Set REPORT_TYPE=simple for simplified format

Q9: Not receiving Telegram push messages?

Solution:

  1. Confirm both TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN and TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID are configured
  2. How to get Chat ID:
    • Send any message to the Bot
    • Visit https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates
    • Find chat.id in the returned JSON
  3. Ensure Bot has been added to target group (if group chat)
  4. When running locally, need to be able to access Telegram API (may need proxy)

Q10: WeChat Work Markdown format not displaying correctly?

Solution:

  1. WeChat Work has limited Markdown support, try setting:
    bash
    WECHAT_MSG_TYPE=text
  2. This will send plain text format messages

Q11: Gemini API returns 429 error (too many requests)?

Symptom: Log shows Resource has been exhausted or 429 Too Many Requests

Solution:

  1. Gemini free tier has rate limits (about 15 RPM)
  2. Reduce number of stocks analyzed simultaneously
  3. Increase request delay:
    bash
    GEMINI_REQUEST_DELAY=5
ANALYSIS_DELAY=10
  4. Or switch to OpenAI-compatible API as backup

Q12: How to use DeepSeek and other Chinese models?

Configuration method:

bash
# No need to configure GEMINI_API_KEY
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-xxxxxxxx
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.deepseek.com
OPENAI_MODEL=deepseek-v4-flash
# deepseek-chat / deepseek-reasoner remain compatible, but DeepSeek marks them deprecated after 2026/07/24

Supported model services:

  • DeepSeek: https://api.deepseek.com
  • Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen): https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
  • Moonshot: https://api.moonshot.cn/v1

Q12b: How to use Ollama local models?

Configuration: Use OLLAMA_API_BASE + LITELLM_MODEL, or channel mode (LLM_CHANNELS=ollama + LLM_OLLAMA_BASE_URL + LLM_OLLAMA_MODELS).

Pitfall: Do not use OPENAI_BASE_URL for Ollama, or the system will concatenate URLs incorrectly (e.g. 404, api/generate/api/show). See LLM Config Guide Example 4 and channel examples.

Q12c: Getting OllamaException / APIConnectionError (All LLM models failed)?

Symptom: Log shows litellm.APIConnectionError: OllamaException or Analysis failed: All LLM models failed (tried 1 model(s)).

Work through the following 5 checkpoints in order:

  1. Is the Ollama service running?

    bash
    # Check process
pgrep -a ollama
# If no output, start it first
ollama serve

    Verify it is listening: curl http://localhost:11434 should return Ollama is running.

  2. Is OLLAMA_API_BASE set correctly?

    • ✅ Correct: OLLAMA_API_BASE=http://localhost:11434
    • ❌ Wrong: Putting the Ollama address in OPENAI_BASE_URL causes the URL path to be mangled (e.g. …/api/generate/api/show).

  3. Does the model name include the ollama/ prefix?

    • ✅ Correct: LITELLM_MODEL=ollama/qwen3:8b
    • ❌ Wrong: LITELLM_MODEL=qwen3:8b (missing prefix — litellm cannot route to Ollama)

  4. Has the model been pulled locally?

    bash
    ollama list           # list downloaded models
ollama pull qwen3:8b  # pull if missing

  5. Network / firewall for remote or Docker deployments

    • If Ollama runs on a different host, set OLLAMA_API_BASE to its actual IP, e.g. http://192.168.1.100:11434.
    • Make sure port 11434 is open and Ollama binds the right address (OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434).

See LLM Config Guide → Example 4 (Ollama) for a complete configuration example.

Q13: Docker container exits immediately after starting?

Solution:

  1. View container logs:
    bash
    docker logs <container_id>
  2. Common causes:
    • Environment variables not correctly configured
    • .env file format error (e.g., extra spaces)
    • Dependency package version conflicts

Q14: API service inaccessible in Docker?

Solution:

  1. Ensure startup command includes --host 0.0.0.0 (cannot be 127.0.0.1)
  2. Check port mapping is correct:
    yaml
     ports:
   - "8000:8000"

Q14.1: Where is the software version stored when I install with Docker?

Short answer: For Docker users, the authoritative version is the image tag you actually deployed, not a hardcoded constant in a Python source file.

Why:

  1. Docker publishing is driven by .github/workflows/docker-publish.yml, which only publishes release images for Git tags matching v*.*.* (for example, v3.12.0).
  2. So the Docker image version follows the GitHub Release / Git tag, rather than a fixed value in main.py, server.py, or another backend module.
  3. The version field in apps/dsa-web/package.json is currently a placeholder 0.0.0. The WebUI version/build card is useful for checking whether frontend assets were rebuilt, but it is not the Docker release version.
  4. The desktop app has its own version in apps/dsa-desktop/package.json, and that only applies to the Electron desktop build, not the Docker image.

How to check your current Docker version:

  1. Check the image tag in your deploy command or Compose file. For example, in ghcr.io/zhulinsen/daily_stock_analysis:v3.12.0, the deployed version is v3.12.0.
  2. If you used latest, check your original docker pull, docker-compose.yml, or deployment script, then compare with GitHub Releases.
  3. If you only want to confirm the frontend was refreshed, open WebUI → Settings and inspect Build ID / Build Time; that confirms static asset freshness, not the Docker release version.

Recommendation: To avoid repeated updates, prefer a pinned version tag such as v3.12.0 instead of relying on latest.

Other Issues

Q15: How to run only market review, without stock analysis?

Method:

bash
# Local run
python main.py --market-only

# GitHub Actions
# Select mode: market-only when manually triggering

Q16: Buy/Hold/Sell counts in analysis results are incorrect?

Cause: Earlier versions used regex matching for statistics, may not match actual recommendations.

Solution: Fixed in latest version, AI model now directly outputs decision_type field for accurate statistics.

Still Have Questions?

If the above content doesn't solve your issue, welcome to:

  1. Check Complete Configuration Guide
  2. Search or submit GitHub Issue
  3. Check Changelog for latest fixes

Last updated: 2026-04-20