Add configuration options for compression

**Problem**
When working with models, the error messages could be more descriptive.

**Suggestion**
Improve error handling and add detailed error messages.

**Context**
This would help with debugging and maintenance.

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First clarify whether the work concerns compression configuration or model error messages, then locate the affected CLI entry point and its tests; done should mean the chosen behavior is configurable or the errors are more descriptive, with tests covering it.

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