Update default Gemini model and add model-not-found fallback (#517)

## Summary

- Update default Gemini model from `gemini-3.1-pro-preview` to
`gemini-3.1-pro` now that it's promoted out of preview
- When the Gemini CLI fails with a model-not-found error, automatically
retry without the `-m` flag to let the CLI use its own default model,
making roborev resilient to Google renaming models
- Extract `runGemini` helper to support the retry without duplicating
pipe/parse logic

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: wesm

internal/agent/gemini.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ func truncateStderr(stderr string) string {
 	return stderr[:maxStderrLen] + "... (truncated)"
 }
 
+// defaultGeminiModel is the built-in default that may be auto-retried
+// without -m if Google retires the model name.
+const defaultGeminiModel = "gemini-3.1-pro-preview"
+
 // GeminiAgent runs code reviews using the Gemini CLI
 type GeminiAgent struct {
 	Command   string         // The gemini command to run (default: "gemini")
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ func NewGeminiAgent(command string) *GeminiAgent {
 	if command == "" {
 		command = "gemini"
 	}
-	return &GeminiAgent{Command: command, Model: "gemini-3.1-pro-preview", Reasoning: ReasoningStandard}
+	return &GeminiAgent{Command: command, Model: defaultGeminiModel, Reasoning: ReasoningStandard}
 }
 
 // WithReasoning returns a copy of the agent with the model preserved (reasoning not yet supported).
@@ -91,86 +96,115 @@ func (a *GeminiAgent) CommandLine() string {
 }
 
 func (a *GeminiAgent) buildArgs(agenticMode bool) []string {
-	// Use stream-json output for parsing, prompt via stdin
+	return a.buildArgsWithModel(a.Model, agenticMode)
+}
+
+func (a *GeminiAgent) Review(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitSHA, prompt string, output io.Writer) (string, error) {
+	agenticMode := a.Agentic || AllowUnsafeAgents()
+	args := a.buildArgs(agenticMode)
+
+	result, stderrStr, err := a.runGemini(ctx, repoPath, prompt, args, output)
+	if err != nil && a.Model == defaultGeminiModel && isModelNotFoundError(stderrStr) {
+		// Built-in default model may be stale (Google renames
+		// frequently). Retry without -m to let the Gemini CLI use
+		// its own default. Non-default models (set via WithModel /
+		// config) fail fast so config errors are surfaced.
+		log.Printf("gemini: model %q not found, retrying without -m flag", a.Model)
+		noModelArgs := a.buildArgsWithModel("", agenticMode)
+		result, _, err = a.runGemini(ctx, repoPath, prompt, noModelArgs, output)
+	}
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// buildArgsWithModel builds CLI args with an explicit model override
+// (empty string omits the -m flag entirely).
+func (a *GeminiAgent) buildArgsWithModel(model string, agenticMode bool) []string {
 	args := []string{"--output-format", "stream-json"}
 
-	if a.Model != "" {
-		args = append(args, "-m", a.Model)
+	if model != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-m", model)
 	}
 
 	if agenticMode {
-		// Agentic mode: auto-approve all actions, allow write tools
-		args = append(args, "--yolo")
-		args = append(args, "--allowed-tools", "Edit,Write,Read,Glob,Grep,Bash,Shell")
+		args = append(args, "--approval-mode", "yolo")
 	} else {
-		// Review mode: read-only tools only
-		args = append(args, "--allowed-tools", "Read,Glob,Grep")
+		args = append(args, "--approval-mode", "plan")
 	}
 	return args
 }
 
-func (a *GeminiAgent) Review(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitSHA, prompt string, output io.Writer) (string, error) {
-	// Use agentic mode if either per-job setting or global setting enables it
-	agenticMode := a.Agentic || AllowUnsafeAgents()
-	args := a.buildArgs(agenticMode)
-
+// runGemini executes the Gemini CLI with the given args and returns
+// the review result, captured stderr, and any error.
+func (a *GeminiAgent) runGemini(ctx context.Context, repoPath, prompt string, args []string, output io.Writer) (string, string, error) {
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, a.Command, args...)
 	cmd.Dir = repoPath
 	tracker := configureSubprocess(cmd)
 
-	// Pipe prompt via stdin
 	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(prompt)
 
-	// Create one shared sync writer for thread-safe output
 	sw := newSyncWriter(output)
 
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
 	stdoutPipe, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("create stdout pipe: %w", err)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("create stdout pipe: %w", err)
 	}
 	stopClosingPipe := closeOnContextDone(ctx, stdoutPipe)
 	defer stopClosingPipe()
-	// Tee stderr to output writer for live error visibility
 	if sw != nil {
 		cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(&stderr, sw)
 	} else {
 		cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 	}
 
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("start gemini: %w", err)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("start gemini: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Parse stream-json output
 	parsed, parseErr := a.parseStreamJSON(stdoutPipe, sw)
 
-	if waitErr := cmd.Wait(); waitErr != nil {
+	// Wait() is the synchronization point: all stderr writes are
+	// guaranteed complete after it returns.
+	waitErr := cmd.Wait()
+	stderrStr := stderr.String()
+
+	if waitErr != nil {
 		if ctxErr := contextProcessError(ctx, tracker, waitErr, parseErr); ctxErr != nil {
-			return "", ctxErr
+			return "", stderrStr, ctxErr
 		}
 		if parseErr != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("gemini failed: %w (parse error: %v)\nstderr: %s", waitErr, parseErr, truncateStderr(stderr.String()))
+			return "", stderrStr, fmt.Errorf("gemini failed: %w (parse error: %v)\nstderr: %s", waitErr, parseErr, truncateStderr(stderrStr))
 		}
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("gemini failed: %w\nstderr: %s", waitErr, truncateStderr(stderr.String()))
+		return "", stderrStr, fmt.Errorf("gemini failed: %w\nstderr: %s", waitErr, truncateStderr(stderrStr))
 	}
 
 	if ctxErr := contextProcessError(ctx, tracker, nil, parseErr); ctxErr != nil {
-		return "", ctxErr
+		return "", stderrStr, ctxErr
 	}
 
 	if parseErr != nil {
 		if errors.Is(parseErr, errNoStreamJSON) {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("gemini CLI must support --output-format stream-json; upgrade to latest version\nstderr: %s: %w", truncateStderr(stderr.String()), errNoStreamJSON)
+			return "", stderrStr, fmt.Errorf("gemini CLI must support --output-format stream-json; upgrade to latest version\nstderr: %s: %w", truncateStderr(stderrStr), errNoStreamJSON)
 		}
-		return "", parseErr
+		return "", stderrStr, parseErr
 	}
 
 	if parsed.result != "" {
-		return parsed.result, nil
+		return parsed.result, stderrStr, nil
 	}
 
-	return "No review output generated", nil
+	return "No review output generated", stderrStr, nil
+}
+
+// isModelNotFoundError returns true if stderr indicates the requested
+// model does not exist. Google's API returns 404 with "model not found"
+// or "is not found" messages when a model name is invalid or retired.
+func isModelNotFoundError(stderr string) bool {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(stderr)
+	return strings.Contains(lower, "model") &&
+		(strings.Contains(lower, "not found") ||
+			strings.Contains(lower, "is not found") ||
+			strings.Contains(lower, "not_found"))
 }
 
 // geminiStreamMessage represents a message in Gemini's stream-json output format

internal/agent/gemini_test.go

@@ -44,20 +44,22 @@ func TestGeminiBuildArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			agentic: false,
 			wantArgPairs: map[string]string{
 				"--output-format": "stream-json",
-				"--allowed-tools": "Read,Glob,Grep",
+				"--approval-mode": "plan",
 			},
 			unwantedArgs: []string{
 				"--yolo",
-				"Edit", "Write", "Bash", "Shell",
+				"--allowed-tools",
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "AgenticMode",
-			agentic:   true,
-			wantFlags: []string{"--yolo"},
+			name:    "AgenticMode",
+			agentic: true,
 			wantArgPairs: map[string]string{
 				"--output-format": "stream-json",
-				"--allowed-tools": "Edit,Write,Read,Glob,Grep,Bash,Shell",
+				"--approval-mode": "yolo",
+			},
+			unwantedArgs: []string{
+				"--allowed-tools",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -355,6 +357,124 @@ exit 1
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGeminiReview_ModelNotFoundFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	skipIfWindows(t)
+
+	// Script that fails with "model not found" when -m is passed,
+	// and succeeds without it (simulating a retired default model).
+	scriptPath := writeTempCommand(t, `#!/bin/sh
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  if [ "$arg" = "-m" ]; then
+    echo "Error: model is not found for API version v1" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+echo '{"type":"result","result":"Review from default model"}'
+`)
+
+	a := NewGeminiAgent(scriptPath)
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	res, err := a.Review(
+		context.Background(), t.TempDir(), "sha", "prompt", &output,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Review from default model", res)
+}
+
+func TestGeminiReview_ModelNotFoundLateStderr(t *testing.T) {
+	skipIfWindows(t)
+
+	// Regression: stderr emitted only at exit (after stdout closes).
+	// Previously stderrStr was read before cmd.Wait(), racing with
+	// the goroutine writing stderr.
+	scriptPath := writeTempCommand(t, `#!/bin/sh
+echo '{"type":"system","subtype":"init"}'
+# Close stdout before writing stderr, simulating late error output.
+exec 1>&-
+sleep 0.05
+echo "Error: model is not found for API version v1" >&2
+exit 1
+`)
+
+	a := NewGeminiAgent(scriptPath)
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	// The retry (without -m) will also fail since the script always
+	// exits 1, but the important thing is that stderr is captured
+	// correctly and the model-not-found detection triggers the retry.
+	_, err := a.Review(
+		context.Background(), t.TempDir(), "sha", "prompt", &output,
+	)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "gemini failed",
+		"should fail on retry but not panic or lose stderr")
+}
+
+func TestGeminiReview_ModelNotFoundNoRetryWhenNoModel(t *testing.T) {
+	skipIfWindows(t)
+
+	// When Model is empty, don't retry on model-not-found.
+	scriptPath := writeTempCommand(t, `#!/bin/sh
+echo "Error: model is not found" >&2
+exit 1
+`)
+
+	a := NewGeminiAgent(scriptPath)
+	a.Model = ""
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	_, err := a.Review(
+		context.Background(), t.TempDir(), "sha", "prompt", &output,
+	)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "gemini failed")
+}
+
+func TestGeminiReview_ExplicitModelNoFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	skipIfWindows(t)
+
+	// When the model is not the built-in default, model-not-found
+	// errors should fail fast with exactly one invocation.
+	counterFile := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "invocations")
+	scriptPath := writeTempCommand(t, `#!/bin/sh
+echo "invoked" >> "$COUNTER_FILE"
+echo "Error: model is not found for API version v1" >&2
+exit 1
+`)
+
+	t.Setenv("COUNTER_FILE", counterFile)
+	a := NewGeminiAgent(scriptPath).WithModel("user-specified-model")
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	_, err := a.Review(
+		context.Background(), t.TempDir(), "sha", "prompt", &output,
+	)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "gemini failed")
+
+	countBytes, readErr := os.ReadFile(counterFile)
+	require.NoError(t, readErr)
+	lines := strings.Count(string(countBytes), "invoked")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, lines,
+		"explicit model should invoke exactly once, not retry")
+}
+
+func TestIsModelNotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		stderr string
+		want   bool
+	}{
+		{"models/gemini-3.1-pro is not found", true},
+		{"Error: model is not found for API version v1", true},
+		{"Model not found: gemini-old", true},
+		{"NOT_FOUND: model gemini-xyz not_found", true},
+		{"quota exceeded for model gemini-2.5-pro", false},
+		{"connection refused", false},
+		{"", false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		got := isModelNotFoundError(tc.stderr)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.want, got, "isModelNotFoundError(%q)", tc.stderr)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGeminiReview_PromptDeliveredViaStdin(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)