gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Unhandled ENAMETOOLONG Error When Processing JSON Data [1 participants]

Debug Console (F12 to close) │ │ │ │ │ │ ℹ Detected terminal background color: #212734 │ │ │ │ ℹ Loading extension: caveman │ │ ℹ Scheduling MCP context refresh... │ │ ℹ Executing MCP context refresh... │ │ ⚠ [STARTUP] Cannot start phase 'load_builtin_commands': phase is already active. Call end() before starting again. █│ │ ℹ MCP context refresh complete. █│ │ ℹ █│ │ ℹ Authenticated via "oauth-personal". █│ │ ✖ ========================================= █│ │ This is an unexpected error. Please file a bug report using the /bug tool. █│ │ CRITICAL: Unhandled Promise Rejection! █│ │ ========================================= █│ │ Reason: Error: ENAMETOOLONG: name too long, lstat '/Users/niladriadak/projects/pinggy/app/gmail.com", █│ │ "phone": "", █│ │ "avatar": "", █│ │ "email_verified": false, █│ │ "phone_verified": false, █│ │ "blacklisted": false, █│ │ "first_name": "Suraj", █│ │ "last_name": "Adak", █│ │ "created_at": "2026-01-08T23:49:22.817447+05:30"' █│ │ Stack trace: █│ │ Error: ENAMETOOLONG: name too long, lstat '/Users/niladriadak/projects/pinggy/app/gmail.com", █│ │ "phone": "", █│ │ "avatar": "", █│ │ "email_verified": false, █│ │ "phone_verified": false, █│ │ "blacklisted": false, █│ │ "first_name": "Suraj", █│ │ "last_name": "Adak", █│ │ "created_at": "2026-01-08T23:49:22.817447+05:30"' █│ │ at Module.realpathSync (node:fs:2760:29) █│ │ at robustRealpath (file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-ETUADTWF.js:41905:16) █│ │ at resolveToRealPath (file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-ETUADTWF.js:41896:10) █│ │ at checkPermissions (file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-AQRXALHQ.js:60877:30) █│ │ at file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-XAEPLVZH.js:48651:37 █│ │ at file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-XAEPLVZH.js:37035:7 █│ │ at Object.handleSubmit (file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-XAEPLVZH.js:34562:9) █│ │ at file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-XAEPLVZH.js:37084:20 █│ │ at file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/interactiveCli-XAEPLVZH.js:37623:13 █│ │ at file:///opt/homebrew/Cellar/gemini-cli/0.38.2/libexec/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/chunk-AQRXALHQ.js:51170:15

TL;DR

The issue is likely caused by the ENAMETOOLONG error, which occurs when the file path is too long, and can be resolved by shortening the file path or updating the Gemini CLI to handle longer file paths.

Guidance

• The error message indicates that the issue is related to the file path being too long, specifically the path /Users/niladriadak/projects/pinggy/app/gmail.com.
• The Gemini CLI is trying to access a file with a name that is too long, which is causing the ENAMETOOLONG error.
• To resolve this issue, try shortening the file path or renaming the file to a shorter name.
• Additionally, check the Gemini CLI documentation to see if there are any configuration options to increase the maximum allowed file path length.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue is related to the file path and not a specific code snippet.

Notes

The issue may be specific to the Gemini CLI version 0.38.2, and updating to a newer version may resolve the issue. However, without further information, it is difficult to determine the root cause of the issue.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Shorten the file path or rename the file to a shorter name to resolve the ENAMETOOLONG error. This is a temporary solution until a more permanent fix can be found.