google-gemini/gemini-cli · error · OrchestrationError

Failed to push git branch: {e}

Error message

Failed to push git branch: {e}

What it means

Error "Failed to push git branch: {e}" thrown in google-gemini/gemini-cli.

Source

Thrown at tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/pr-generator/workflow/orchestrator.py:665

        # Push branch securely using in-memory auth headers (force pushes are supported to override prior retries)
        git_env = os.environ.copy()
        if self.config.git_token:
            auth_bytes = f"x-access-token:{self.config.git_token}".encode("utf-8")
            auth_b64 = base64.b64encode(auth_bytes).decode("utf-8")
            git_env["GIT_CONFIG_COUNT"] = "1"
            git_env["GIT_CONFIG_KEY_0"] = "http.extraHeader"
            git_env["GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_0"] = f"AUTHORIZATION: basic {auth_b64}"

        try:
            CommandExecutor.run(
                ["git", "push", "-f", "origin", f"HEAD:refs/heads/{branch_name}"],
                cwd=self.config.pr_repo_path,
                env=git_env,
            )
            logging.info("Branch push to remote succeeded.")
        except CommandExecutionError as e:
            logging.error("Failed to push git branch: %s", e)
            raise OrchestrationError(f"Failed to push git branch: {e}") from e

        # Submit Pull Request
        if self.config.git_token:
            repo_parts = self.config.repo_url.rstrip("/").split("/")
            owner = repo_parts[-2]
            repo_name = self.config.repo_name

            pr_title = recommended_commit_msg if recommended_commit_msg else f"[SSR Agent] Issue Fix: issues/{issue_num}"
            pr_body = recommended_pr_desc if recommended_pr_desc else (
                f"This Pull Request was automatically generated by the SSR Code Generator Agent "
                f"to resolve issue `{issue_id}`.\n\n"
                f"### Summary of Changes:\n"
                f"Applied targeted modifications to address the issue, validated with local compilation and unit tests."
            )

            client = GitHubClient(owner=owner, repo=repo_name, token=self.config.git_token)
            try:
                pr_number = client.create_pull_request(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/pr-generator/workflow/orchestrator.py:665 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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