UTF-8 Encoding Errors with Rovo: Consistent Issue

[Wakko3]

This error occurs in ~60% of my interactions with Rovo, always related to UTF-8 encoding issues. How can I prevent it?

Error executing tool open_files: Error opening scripts/managers/GameManager.gd: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xe9 in position

[Dr Valeri Colon _Connect Centric_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Wakko3  — and welcome to the community! That UTF-8 error means Rovo is trying to open a file that contains characters not properly encoded in UTF-8. This can happen if a file was saved with a different encoding (like ISO-8859-1 or Windows-1252). To fix it, re-save the file using UTF-8 encoding in your text editor or IDE. Most editors let you choose the encoding when saving. Converting all your project files to UTF-8 should help prevent future issues.  

If you feel inclined head over to: 

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Rovo-for-Software-Teams-Beta/gh-p/rovo-dev-ai-agents 
• https://community.developer.atlassian.com/c/rovo/138