Update app.py

app.py

@@ -43,16 +43,22 @@ with st.sidebar:
     openai_key = st.secrets.get("OPENAI_API_KEY", "") if not developer_mode else st.text_input("OpenAI API Key (Developer Mode)", type="password")
 
 def initialize_agents():
-    if len(openai_key) < 1:
-        st.error("OpenAI API key is missing! Please provide a valid key through Hugging Face Secrets.")
+    if not openai_key:
+        st.error("OpenAI API key is missing! Please provide a valid key through Hugging Face Secrets or Developer Mode.")
         st.session_state.chat_active = True
         return None
 
     os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = openai_key
-    essay_writer = EssayWriter().graph
-    st.success("Agents successfully initialized!")
-    st.session_state.chat_active = False
-    return essay_writer
+    try:
+        essay_writer = EssayWriter().graph
+        st.success("Agents successfully initialized!")
+        st.session_state.chat_active = False
+        return essay_writer
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"Error initializing agents: {e}")
+        st.session_state.chat_active = True
+        return None
+
 
 with st.sidebar:
     if st.button("Initialize Agents", type="primary"):