Gemini CLI 0.55.0-preview.1: error classification and conversation-state fixes
Preview release bundling the 0.55.0 nightly fixes plus error-handling changes: capacity exhaustion is now terminal rather than retried, and empty-response stream errors surface detail to the UI. Affects anyone testing the preview channel.
PUBLISHED2026-08-06
OBSERVED2026-08-11
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SOURCES1
- Capacity exhaustion classified as terminal, so retries no longer hang
- InvalidStreamError details propagated to the UI with empty-response guidance
- Falls back to embedded macOS seatbelt profiles when missing
- New user message no longer fuses into an unanswered tool response
/compresssession reload and quota-fallback tool-response loss repaired- functionCall thoughtSignature preserved when thought parts are stripped
- Nested gaxios streaming errors unwrapped from the cause message
- Remainder is release plumbing and internal PR-generator infrastructure
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