Recipe saving fails with 'No such file or directory' error for first-time users

[blackgirlbytes]

Bug Description

When users attempt to save a recipe for the first time, they encounter the error:

Can't save recipes "No such file or directory (os error 2)"

Root Cause

The save_recipe_to_file function in crates/goose/src/recipe/local_recipes.rs does not create the necessary directory structure before attempting to write the recipe file.

The function tries to save recipes to {config_dir}/recipes/ (e.g., ~/Library/Application Support/Block/goose/recipes/ on macOS), but if this directory doesn't exist, fs::write() fails with "No such file or directory".

When This Happens

• First-time users: The global recipe directory doesn't exist yet
• Fresh installations: The config directory structure hasn't been created
• Users who haven't used CLI features: Other goose features create config directories, but recipe saving doesn't

Affected Code

pub fn save_recipe_to_file(recipe: Recipe, file_path: Option<PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
    let recipe_library_dir = get_recipe_library_dir(true);
    
    let file_path_value = match file_path {
        Some(path) => path,
        None => generate_recipe_filename(&recipe.title, &recipe_library_dir),
    };

    let yaml_content = serde_yaml::to_string(&recipe)?;
    fs::write(&file_path_value, yaml_content)?;  // ← Fails if directory doesn't exist
    Ok(file_path_value)
}

Proposed Solution

Add directory creation before writing the file:

pub fn save_recipe_to_file(recipe: Recipe, file_path: Option<PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
    let recipe_library_dir = get_recipe_library_dir(true);
    
    let file_path_value = match file_path {
        Some(path) => path,
        None => generate_recipe_filename(&recipe.title, &recipe_library_dir),
    };

    // Create parent directory if it doesn't exist
    if let Some(parent) = file_path_value.parent() {
        fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
    }

    let yaml_content = serde_yaml::to_string(&recipe)?;
    fs::write(&file_path_value, yaml_content)?;
    Ok(file_path_value)
}

Evidence

Other parts of the codebase already handle this correctly:

• crates/goose/src/config/base.rs:119: std::fs::create_dir_all(&config_dir)
• crates/goose/src/session/session_manager.rs:252: fs::create_dir_all(&session_dir)?

Steps to Reproduce

1. Fresh goose installation
2. Open goose desktop app
3. Create a conversation
4. Try to save it as a recipe
5. Error occurs: "Can't save recipes 'No such file or directory (os error 2)'"

Environment

• Affects all platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows)
• Occurs in both desktop app and potentially CLI usage
• First-time users are most affected

[blackgirlbytes]

@Abhijay007 , it looks like Douwe fixed this, so im closing the issue #5337

Thanks though!