def safe_generate_report(data_path: str, output_path: str, config: dict) -> dict:
    """Generate report with error handling."""
    try:
        # Validate data exists
        if not Path(data_path).exists():
            return {'status': 'error', 'message': f'Data file not found: {data_path}'}

        # Load and validate
        df = pd.read_csv(data_path)

*See sub-skills for full details.*