fix(gemini-local): treat token-overflow as a fresh-session signal (#4932)

## Thinking Path

The same 2026-04-30 audit that produced PR #4118 (`Invalid session`
regex extension) and the ENOTFOUND classifier (#4931) identified a third
stuck-session pattern: **13 failures in 7 days, all on a single agent
(Ernest)**, with stderr matching:

```
_ApiError: {"error":{"code":400,"message":"The input token count exceeds
the maximum number of tokens allowed 1048576","status":"INVALID_ARGUMENT"}}
  at ChatCompressionService.compress
```

The root cause is that gemini-cli's `ChatCompressionService` blew the 1M
token context limit **during its compression step itself**. Resuming the
same session ID will hit the same wall on the next attempt — the session
is effectively dead the same way it is when "Invalid session identifier"
fires (PR #4118).

## What Changed

Extends the `isGeminiUnknownSessionError` regex in `parse.ts` with two
phrases:
- `exceeds\s+the\s+maximum\s+number\s+of\s+tokens`
- `input\s+token\s+count\s+exceeds`

Both trigger the **existing** fresh-session retry path in
`execute.ts:596` — no new code path. Same extension pattern as PR #4118.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run --project @paperclipai/adapter-gemini-local` → 14/14
pass (11 in `parse.test.ts` + 3 existing in `execute.remote.test.ts`)
- 2 new tests cover the token-overflow patterns
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-gemini-local typecheck` → clean
- Audit query against `heartbeat_runs.stderr_excerpt` confirms regex
matches all 13 occurrences

## Stacking

This PR is stacked on top of #4931 (the ENOTFOUND classifier) which adds
the `parse.test.ts` file. If #4931 merges first, this PR's diff is just
the regex + 2 tests. If this PR is reviewed first, please merge #4931
first to avoid touching the same test scaffolding twice.

## Risks

- **Low.** Single-line regex extension. No new code paths.
- The session-reset path is well-trodden (PR #4118 in flight).
- If a non-Gemini caller produces a stderr containing "exceeds the
maximum number of tokens" by coincidence, they would trigger one
unnecessary fresh-session retry. Not plausible in the gemini-cli output
context where this stderr is sourced.

## Model Used

Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context), Anthropic SDK via Claude Code CLI.

## Checklist

- [x] Thinking path traces from audit data to single-line regex change
- [x] Model specified
- [x] No duplicate of planned core work
- [x] Tests pass locally
- [x] Tests added (2 new)
- [x] N/A — server-side regex
- [x] Internal pattern; no docs change
- [x] Risks documented
- [x] Will address Greptile + reviewer comments before merge
- [x] I searched the GitHub PR list for similar PRs and confirmed this
is not a duplicate (related: #4118 covers the "Invalid session
identifier" regex; this PR extends the same regex with token-overflow
phrases)

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---------

Co-authored-by: Devin Foley <devin@paperclip.ing>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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Sherif Kozman
2026-06-10 19:10:29 -07:00
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parent b853ce5183
commit b8fb81dee9
7 changed files with 112 additions and 14 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
import { parseGeminiJsonl } from "./parse.js";
import {
isGeminiTransientNetworkError,
isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError,
parseGeminiJsonl,
} from "./parse.js";
describe("parseGeminiJsonl", () => {
it("collects assistant text from message events with string content", () => {
@@ -131,3 +135,69 @@ describe("parseGeminiJsonl", () => {
expect(result.errorMessage).toBe("boom");
});
});
describe("isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError", () => {
it("matches 'unknown session'", () => {
expect(isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError("", "Error: unknown session 'abc-123'")).toBe(true);
});
it("matches 'session ... not found'", () => {
expect(isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError("", "Resumed session abc-123 not found on disk")).toBe(true);
});
it("matches 'exceeds the maximum number of tokens' (compression overflow)", () => {
const stderr =
'_ApiError: {"error":{"code":400,"message":"The input token count exceeds the maximum number of tokens allowed 1048576","status":"INVALID_ARGUMENT"}} at ChatCompressionService.compress';
expect(isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError("", stderr)).toBe(true);
});
it("matches 'input token count exceeds'", () => {
expect(
isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError("", "input token count exceeds maximum"),
).toBe(true);
});
it("does not match unrelated stderr", () => {
expect(isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError("", "Some other error")).toBe(false);
});
it("does not match transient network errors (those go to isGeminiTransientNetworkError)", () => {
expect(
isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError(
"",
"_GaxiosError: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND oauth2.googleapis.com",
),
).toBe(false);
});
});
describe("isGeminiTransientNetworkError", () => {
it("matches DNS failure on oauth2.googleapis.com", () => {
const stderr =
"_GaxiosError: request to https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token failed, reason: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND oauth2.googleapis.com";
expect(isGeminiTransientNetworkError("", stderr)).toBe(true);
});
it("matches EAI_AGAIN", () => {
expect(
isGeminiTransientNetworkError("", "Error: getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN sts.googleapis.com"),
).toBe(true);
});
it("matches _UserRefreshClient ENOTFOUND", () => {
const stderr =
"at _UserRefreshClient.refreshTokenNoCache (.../google-auth-library/...)\n" +
" caused by: ENOTFOUND oauth2.googleapis.com";
expect(isGeminiTransientNetworkError("", stderr)).toBe(true);
});
it("does not match unrelated stderr", () => {
expect(isGeminiTransientNetworkError("", "Some other error")).toBe(false);
});
it("does not match unknown-session errors (those go to isGeminiSessionUnrecoverableError)", () => {
expect(
isGeminiTransientNetworkError("", "Error: unknown session 'abc-123'"),
).toBe(false);
});
});