gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Basic tasks now use up 100+ requests when before they used to use 2-10 requests [1 participants]

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google-gemini/gemini-cli#25505Fetched 2026-04-16 07:05:25
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What happened?

here is my chatgpt chat about this issue: https://chatgpt.com/share/69e03c4f-bc14-8384-a504-7f1c42df0e75

What did you expect to happen?

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Client information

<details> <summary>Client Information</summary>

Run gemini to enter the interactive CLI, then run the /about command.

> /about
# paste output here
</details>

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Anything else we need to know?

Most interesting is that asking gemini what a flag does on a command line tool repo now takes 10 requests when before it would use 1 or at most 2

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TL;DR

Investigate the recent changes in the gemini command line tool repository to identify the cause of the increased number of requests.

Guidance

  • Review the chat transcript at https://chatgpt.com/share/69e03c4f-bc14-8384-a504-7f1c42df0e75 to understand the context of the issue.
  • Run the /about command in the gemini interactive CLI to gather more information about the client and potential version changes.
  • Check the repository's commit history to see if any recent changes could be causing the increase in requests.
  • Test the gemini command with different flags to see if the issue is specific to certain commands or flags.

Notes

The provided information is limited, and without more details about the gemini tool and its recent changes, it's difficult to provide a more specific solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Investigate and debug the gemini command line tool repository to identify the cause of the increased number of requests, as there is no clear indication of a fixed version available.

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