diff --git a/src/daemon_boyfriend/cogs/ai_chat.py b/src/daemon_boyfriend/cogs/ai_chat.py
index 01a27a5..1be2ddf 100644
--- a/src/daemon_boyfriend/cogs/ai_chat.py
+++ b/src/daemon_boyfriend/cogs/ai_chat.py
@@ -205,9 +205,13 @@ class AIChatCog(commands.Cog):
             error: The exception that occurred
 
         Returns:
-            A user-friendly error message
+            A user-friendly error message with error details
         """
         error_str = str(error).lower()
+        error_details = str(error)
+
+        # Base message asking for tech wizard
+        tech_wizard_notice = "\n\n🔧 *A tech wizard needs to take a look at this!*"
 
         # Check for credit/quota/billing errors
         credit_keywords = [
@@ -226,25 +230,39 @@ class AIChatCog(commands.Cog):
         ]
 
         if any(keyword in error_str for keyword in credit_keywords):
-            return "I'm currently out of API credits. Please try again later or contact the bot administrator."
+            return (
+                f"I'm currently out of API credits. Please try again later."
+                f"{tech_wizard_notice}"
+                f"\n\n```\nError: {error_details}\n```"
+            )
 
         # Check for authentication errors
         auth_keywords = ["invalid api key", "unauthorized", "authentication", "invalid_api_key"]
         if any(keyword in error_str for keyword in auth_keywords):
             return (
-                "There's an issue with my API configuration. Please contact the bot administrator."
+                f"There's an issue with my API configuration."
+                f"{tech_wizard_notice}"
+                f"\n\n```\nError: {error_details}\n```"
             )
 
         # Check for model errors
         if "model" in error_str and ("not found" in error_str or "does not exist" in error_str):
-            return "The configured AI model is not available. Please contact the bot administrator."
+            return (
+                f"The configured AI model is not available."
+                f"{tech_wizard_notice}"
+                f"\n\n```\nError: {error_details}\n```"
+            )
 
-        # Check for content policy violations
+        # Check for content policy violations (no tech wizard needed for this)
         if "content policy" in error_str or "safety" in error_str or "blocked" in error_str:
             return "I can't respond to that request due to content policy restrictions."
 
         # Default error message
-        return "Sorry, I encountered an error. Please try again."
+        return (
+            f"Sorry, I encountered an error."
+            f"{tech_wizard_notice}"
+            f"\n\n```\nError: {error_details}\n```"
+        )
 
     def _extract_message_content(self, message: discord.Message) -> str:
         """Extract the actual message content, removing bot mentions."""