continuedev / continuedev/continue
Error: Gemini 3.5 Flash - Unknown error
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Description
Error Details
Model: Gemini 3.5 Flash
Provider: gemini
Status Code: N/A
Error Output
{"error":{"message":"{\n \"error\": {\n \"code\": 503,\n \"message\": \"This model is currently experiencing high demand. Spikes in demand are usually temporary. Please try again later.\",\n \"status\": \"UNAVAILABLE\"\n }\n}\n","code":503,"status":"Service Unavailable"}}
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how the Gemini provider handles the reported 503 Service Unavailable response and why it is surfaced as an unknown error. Reproduce the behavior using the issue's error payload, then confirm what user-facing result should distinguish temporary high demand from an unspecified failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- ai
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100