Update pipeline.py

pipeline.py

@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ def do_web_search(query: str) -> str:
 def run_with_chain(query: str) -> str:
     print("DEBUG: Starting run_with_chain...")
     
+    
+    # Ensure the query is a string
+    query = str(query).strip()
+    
     # 1) Moderate the query for harmful content
     moderated_query = moderate_text(query)
     if moderated_query == "OutOfScope":