Gemini runs out of context on real work
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`gemini models` omits `gemini-3.8-flash` available in `/model manage` on v0.67.0
### What happened? On Gemini CLI v0.67.0, `gemini models` omits `gemini-3.8-flash`, although `/model manage` offers it and shows it selected in the same reported installation. Sanitized command output, with the context-limit lines omitted: The interactive CLI reports v0.67.0,...
ACP mode does not truncate tool output (truncateToolOutputThreshold ignored); large shell output exceeds the model's input limit
### What happened? When gemini-cli runs as an ACP agent (`gemini --acp`), a tool's output reaches the model in full, however large it is. `tools.truncateToolOutputThreshold` (default 40,000 characters) is never applied. A single shell command that prints a lot can therefore push...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 23 days. Mostly on google-gemini/gemini-cli. Tools named alongside: GitHub.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "context-window" rule about Gemini. First post Oct 16, 2026, latest Nov 7, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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