fix(ts-sdk): prevent hallucinated memories on empty messages payload … (#5613)

mem0-ts/src/client/mem0.ts

@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ export default class MemoryClient {
     messages: Array<Message>,
     options: AddMemoryOptions & Record<string, any> = {},
   ): Promise<Array<Memory>> {
+    // Tightly scoped validation guard to resolve #5465
+    if (!messages || (Array.isArray(messages) && messages.length === 0)) {
+      throw new Error("Cannot process an empty messages payload.");
+    }
+
     if (this.telemetryId === "") await this.ping();
 
     const payload = this._preparePayload(messages, options);

mem0-ts/src/client/tests/memoryClient.crud.test.ts

@@ -59,16 +59,15 @@ describe("MemoryClient - add()", () => {
     expect(getFetchBody(call!).user_id).toBe("user_1");
   });
 
-  test("sends empty messages array without crashing", async () => {
+  test("throws an error when given an empty messages array", async () => {
-    const extra = new Map<string, { status: number; body: unknown }>();
+    setupMockFetch();
-    extra.set("/v3/memories/add/", { status: 200, body: [] });
-    const mock = setupMockFetch(extra);
 
     const client = new MemoryClient({ apiKey: TEST_API_KEY });
-    await client.add([], { userId: "u1" });
 
-    const call = findFetchCall(mock, "/v3/memories/add/", "POST");
+    //Asserts that the validation guard catches the empty input early
-    expect(getFetchBody(call!).messages).toEqual([]);
+    await expect(client.add([], { userId: "u1" })).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Cannot process an empty messages payload.",
+    );
   });
 });