google-gemini/gemini-cli · error · GitHubClientError

Unexpected API client error: {e}

Error message

Unexpected API client error: {e}

What it means

Error "Unexpected API client error: {e}" thrown in google-gemini/gemini-cli.

Source

Thrown at tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/pr-generator/workflow/github_client.py:95

            with urllib.request.urlopen(req,timeout=60) as response:
                response_payload = json.loads(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
                pr_number: str = str(response_payload.get("number", response_payload.get("html_url", "")))
                logging.info(
                    "Pull Request created successfully! PR Number: %s", pr_number
                )
                return pr_number
        except urllib.error.URLError as e:
            if isinstance(e, urllib.error.HTTPError):
                err_body = e.read().decode("utf-8") if e.fp else "No body content"
                err_msg = f"HTTP {e.code}: {err_body}"
            else:
                err_msg = f"Network Error: {getattr(e, 'reason', e)}"

            logging.error("Failed to create Pull Request: %s", err_msg)
            raise GitHubClientError(f"GitHub API Error: {err_msg}") from e
        except Exception as e:
            logging.exception("Encountered unexpected error during PR creation.")
            raise GitHubClientError(
                f"Unexpected API client error: {e}"
            ) from e

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/pr-generator/workflow/github_client.py:95 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of google-gemini/gemini-cli@5024443c72 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/aeb2d237f7753969. Report an issue: GitHub.