Gemini CLI Code Duplication Issue
Published:Jan 2, 2026 13:08
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Analysis
The article describes a user's negative experience with the Gemini CLI, specifically code duplication within modules. The user is unsure if this is a CLI issue, a model issue, or something else. The problem renders the tool unusable for the user. The user is using Gemini 3 High.
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“When using the Gemini CLI, it constantly edits the code to the extent that it duplicates code within modules. My modules are at most 600 LOC, is this a Gemini CLI/Antigravity issue or a model issue? For this reason, it is pretty much unusable, as you then have to manually clean up the mess it creates”