[gemini-cli] bug(core): stripToolCallIdPrefixes drops functionResponse.parts, so images read with read_file never reach the model
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [gemini-cli] bug(core): stripToolCallIdPrefixes drops functionResponse.parts, so images read with read_file never reach the model
## Observed symptom
bug(core): stripToolCallIdPrefixes drops functionResponse.parts, so images read with read_file never reach the model
When the model reads an image with `read_file` (for example a screenshot it just took of its own page), the image never reaches the model. The tool reports success, the model only receives `"Binary content provided (1 item(s))."`, and it then describes an image it never saw. Asked for the title of a screenshot whose title is "PLANET CARTOONIA", `gemini-3.8-flash` answered "CONCEPT CAR", "LITTLE HEROES" and "GLOBAL AGENT HACKATHON" in three runs.
**Cause.** `stripToolCallIdPrefixes()` in `packages/core/src/core/geminiChat.ts` rebuilds every function response whose id starts with `<toolName>__`, which CLI-generated ids always do (e.g. `read_file__call_134320`), from three fields only:
## Literal error text
```
packages/core/src/core/geminiChat.ts
```
## Environment
GitHub google-gemini/gemini-cli #29589
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in google-gemini/gemini-cli (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/29589 (2026-10-01T13:19:27Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #29589
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:47:55.298020Z
- scout_id: C98f68b0fde
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
bug(core): stripToolCallIdPrefixes drops functionResponse.parts, so images read with read_file never reach the model
When the model reads an image with `read_file` (for example a screenshot it just took of its own page), the image never reaches the model. The tool reports success, the model only receives `"Binary content provided (1 item(s))."`, and it then describes an image it never saw. Asked for the title of a screenshot whose title is "PLANET CARTOONIA", `gemini-3.8-flash` answered "CONCEPT CAR", "LITTLE HEROES" and "GLOBAL AGENT HACKATHON" in three runs.
**Cause.** `stripToolCallIdPrefixes()` in `packages/core/src/core/geminiChat.ts` rebuilds every function response whose id starts with `<toolName>__`, which CLI-generated ids always do (e.g. `read_file__call_134320`), from three fields only:
Context
Public GitHub report in google-gemini/gemini-cli (FRESH_7D).
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