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gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix gemini stuck in thinking loop for hours [2 comments, 3 participants]

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google-gemini/gemini-cli#26116•Fetched 2026-04-29 06:35:44
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What happened?

its cli is thinking and thinking and loop donot breaks event it took 2 hours for completing a task which was just be done in 2 minutes in previous version, its started happening in this latest version. it also sometimes in thinking loop mode even after completing task.

What did you expect to happen?

it should think but not struck in loop

Client information

  • CLI Version: 0.39.1
  • Git Commit: 4d73f3413
  • Session ID: 5c371107-417e-485d-8c8c-d6f0bf5c8b59
  • Operating System: win32 v22.20.0
  • Sandbox Environment: no sandbox
  • Model Version: gemini-3-flash-preview
  • Auth Type: oauth-personal
  • Memory Usage: 292.0 MB
  • Terminal Name: Unknown
  • Terminal Background: Unknown
  • Kitty Keyboard Protocol: Unsupported

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TL;DR

The issue might be resolved by investigating and optimizing the CLI's task execution loop to prevent it from getting stuck.

Guidance

  • Review the changes introduced in the latest version (0.39.1) to identify potential causes for the loop issue.
  • Check for any resource-intensive operations or infinite loops in the task execution code.
  • Verify if the issue is specific to the gemini-3-flash-preview model version or if it occurs with other models as well.
  • Consider adding logging or debugging statements to track the CLI's progress and identify where it gets stuck.

Notes

The issue seems to be specific to the latest version (0.39.1), and the cause is unclear without more information about the changes introduced in this version.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Investigate and optimize the CLI's task execution loop to prevent it from getting stuck, as the root cause is unclear and no fixed version is mentioned.

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