gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Gemini cli bot marks issue as stale and closes it in the same minute [1 participants]

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google-gemini/gemini-cli#25991Fetched 2026-04-26 05:24:11
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What happened?

The Gemini cli bot marked this issue as stale https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/17480#issuecomment-4320929743 and closed it in the same minute.

What did you expect to happen?

There is a time interval between issue being marked as stale before closing it.

Client information

See https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/17480#issuecomment-4320929743

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Anything else we need to know?

Issues that get erroneously closed by bots cannot be repened by the issue author (creator) https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/182939

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TL;DR

The issue can be mitigated by waiting for a potential update or fix to the Gemini cli bot's stale issue handling mechanism.

Guidance

  • Review the Gemini cli bot's configuration and rules for marking issues as stale to understand the current behavior.
  • Check the GitHub discussions linked in the issue for any updates or workarounds for reopening erroneously closed issues.
  • Consider reaching out to a repository administrator or maintainer to request reopening of the closed issue.
  • Monitor the GitHub discussions for any changes to the issue reopening policy or bot behavior.

Notes

The current behavior of the Gemini cli bot and GitHub's issue reopening policy may limit the available workarounds.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Wait for a potential update or fix to the Gemini cli bot's stale issue handling mechanism, and consider reaching out to a repository administrator for assistance with reopening the issue.

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