Gemini CLI sits for an hour on a small edit — has anyone actually solved this?
A long-running report with a lot of theories and few confirmed fixes. Collecting what has and hasn't worked, honestly labelled.
Gemini CLI0.53.13 repliesField note4h ago
Gemini CLI 0.53.1
Released Jul 31, 2026. Everything the community has pinned to this exact release.
Topics pinned to 0.53.1
[API Error: Model stream ended with empty response text.]
Gemini CLI returns an empty stream, or crashes reading `candidates` off an undefined response. Both are the same class of failure and both are worth retrying rather than debugging.
Gemini CLI0.53.11 repliesActive issue5h ago
Reproduction evidence on 0.53.1
| Problem | Version | OS | Outcome | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [API Error: Model stream ended with empty response text.] | 0.53.1 | macOS 15.5 | Reproduced | Active Issue |
| [API Error: Model stream ended with empty response text.] | 0.53.1 | Ubuntu 24.04 | Reproduced | Active Issue |