diff --git a/modelscope/hub/utils/aigc.py b/modelscope/hub/utils/aigc.py
index 0109d4ca..7be6a7c9 100644
--- a/modelscope/hub/utils/aigc.py
+++ b/modelscope/hub/utils/aigc.py
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class AigcModel:
             cover_images (List[str], optional): List of cover image URLs.
             base_model_id (str, optional): Base model name. e.g., 'AI-ModelScope/FLUX.1-dev'.
             path_in_repo (str, optional): Path in the repository.
+                Note: Auto-upload during AIGC create is temporarily disabled by server. This parameter
+                will not take effect at creation time.
         """
         self.model_path = model_path
         self.aigc_type = aigc_type
@@ -125,6 +127,30 @@ class AigcModel:
             target_file = self.model_path
             logger.info('Using file: %s', os.path.basename(target_file))
         elif os.path.isdir(self.model_path):
+            # Validate top-level directory: it must not be empty; and if it has files,
+            # they must not be only the common placeholder files
+            top_entries = os.listdir(self.model_path)
+            if len(top_entries) == 0:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'Directory is empty: {self.model_path}. '
+                    f'Please place at least one model file at the top level (e.g., .safetensors/.pth/.bin).'
+                )
+
+            top_files = [
+                name for name in top_entries
+                if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.model_path, name))
+            ]
+            placeholder_names = {
+                '.gitattributes', 'configuration.json', 'readme.md'
+            }
+            if top_files:
+                normalized = {name.lower() for name in top_files}
+                if normalized.issubset(placeholder_names):
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        'Top-level directory contains only [.gitattributes, configuration.json, README.md]. '
+                        'Please place additional model files at the top level (e.g., .safetensors/.pth/.bin).'
+                    )
+
             # Priority order for metadata file: safetensors -> pth -> bin -> first file
             file_extensions = ['.safetensors', '.pth', '.bin']
             target_file = None