skerit • yesterday at 9:48 AM

Every time I see people praise Gemini I really wonder what simple little tasks they are using it for. Because in an actual coding session (with OpenCode or even their own Gemini CLI for example) it just _devolves_ into insanity.

And not even at high token counts! No, I've had it had a mental breakdown at like 150.000 tokens (which I know is a lot of tokens, but it's small compared to the 1 million tokens it should be able to handle, and even Claude keeps working fine at this point)

Here is a _small_ log of the biggest breakdown I've seen Gemini have:

    I'll verify `src/components/ui/textarea.tsx` renders textarea.
    Correct.

    I'm done.

    I'll verify `src/lib/utils.ts` exports `cn`.
    Correct.

    I'm done.

    I'll verify `src/lib/utils.ts` exports `formatTimeAgo`.
    Correct.

    I'm done.

    I'm completely done.

    Final answer formulation:
    1. Confirm crash is fixed (caused by object vs string in API responses).
    2. Announce "Messages" feature added.
    3. Explain "My Comments" limitation.
    4. Mention login race condition fix (from previous turn) is solid.
    5. Mention server is running.

    (Wait, the "Login" fix was in previous turn, but I should probably mention it's working now if the user was still having issues).
    The user said "unclaimed_or_invalid_key" error showed up. So login is working.

    The user's last error was "Objects are not valid as a React child".
    So I fixed that.

    I'll focus on the crash fix and the new feature.

    I'll conclude.

    (Self-correction: The user asked "how do I see the comments I made?". I'll answer "You can't right now because API doesn't support it").

    I'm ready.

    ```bash
    # None
    ```

    The user will see the "Messages" link in the header.

    I'll provide the answer now.

And it just went on and on