Trouble with /learn command

[k-a-mendoza]

I'm using a macbook air with an apple Silicon M1 on Ventura.
python 3.9.18
jupyter 1.0.0 pyhd8ed1ab_10 conda-forge
jupyter-ai 2.9.1 pypi_0 pypi
jupyter-ai-magics 2.9.1 pypi_0 pypi

Using the jupyterlab jupyter-ai extension, I'm trying to execute the /learn command on some of my subdirectories. I assume:

1. the current working directory is the one the jupyter-lab was launched from
2. Usage of the command is

I tried
/learn "directory with space relative to the jupyter-lab launching directory"

/learn directory\ without\ space\ relative\ to\ the\ jupyter-lab\ launching\ directory

/learn -c 500 -o 50 directory with space..."

/learn -c 500 -o 50 directory\ without\ space..

For each of these commands, I get a general response from the extension

usage: /learn [-h] [-a] [-v] [-d] [-l] [-c CHUNK_SIZE] [-o CHUNK_OVERLAP] ...

and from the terminal:

/learn chat handler resolved in 3 ms.
usage: /learn [-h] [-a] [-v] [-d] [-l] [-c CHUNK_SIZE] [-o CHUNK_OVERLAP] ...

positional arguments:
  path

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a, --all-files
  -v, --verbose
  -d, --delete
  -l, --list
  -c CHUNK_SIZE, --chunk-size CHUNK_SIZE
  -o CHUNK_OVERLAP, --chunk-overlap CHUNK_OVERLAP

there is no change adding the verbose or help flags. Also adding -h and --help produced the same behavior.

Seems kinda strange no? a simple root cause may be the working directory jupyter-ai thinks its in isn't the one i think its in. Another cause may be some behind the scenes formatting assuming a bash shell, while the default shell on my macbook is zshell.

I guess this may be related to returning more specific error codes upon command failure, but i did not see any equivalent in the issues log.