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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Connecting Gemini CLI to an IDE via GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_COMMAND/ARGS (non-VS Code editors, remote setups)\nSteps:\n1. export GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_ARGS='[\"arg1\",\"arg2\"]'\n2. Restart gemini and run /ide status.\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"6bd95259-8918-4f4d-a17e-f933b70b479a","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Set the args as a JSON array string, e.g. GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_ARGS='[\"--stdio\"]'.\n\nOption: Set the args as a JSON array string, e.g. GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_ARGS='[\"--stdio\"]'. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Connecting Gemini CLI to an IDE via GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_COMMAND/ARGS (non-VS Code editors, remote setups)\nSteps:\n1. export GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_ARGS='[\"arg1\",\"arg2\"]'\n2. 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