P
Pat Kelman
(LLM Generated)
Issue Summary: Document Access Failure in Chat Interface
Timeline & Issue Description
User attempted to reference tech stack document that was supposedly attached to project rules
Assistant could only see filename reference but not content
User explicitly uploaded document during conversation
Assistant still unable to access document content
Multiple attempts to share document failed
Conversation degraded due to communication breakdown
Technical Failure Points
Document referenced in project rules not properly injected into conversation context
Direct document upload during conversation not reaching Assistant
No error message or feedback to user about upload failure
System continuing to reference document without access capability
Impact
Unable to provide requested technical solution
Wasted user time and effort
Created significant user frustration
Prevented completion of important business task
Required user to consider alternative LLM solutions
System Information
Assistant: Merlin
Interface: Chat-based
Document Type Attempted: .txt file
Document Name: "606 distribution single source of truth plan.txt"
User Experience Impact
Multiple failed attempts at document sharing
No system feedback about upload status
Misleading project rules suggesting document access capability
Degraded user confidence in system
Utterly useless and wasted an hour of my time.