From 3943a8c99d2e4f36636b1b77bd397110d4602663 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pyr0ball <pyroballpcs@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:44:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix:=20grocery=5Flinks=20=E2=80=94=20guard=20ag?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ainst=20empty=20ingredient=20names=20in=20build=5Flinks?=
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---
 app/services/recipe/grocery_links.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/services/recipe/grocery_links.py b/app/services/recipe/grocery_links.py
index d289325..c974c60 100644
--- a/app/services/recipe/grocery_links.py
+++ b/app/services/recipe/grocery_links.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class GroceryLinkBuilder:
         Free tier: URL construction only.
         Paid+: would call live product search APIs (stubbed).
         """
+        if not ingredient.strip():
+            return []
         links: list[GroceryLink] = []
 
         if self._amazon_tag: