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## Warnings

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## Title

    Proposed fix: [Gemini CLI] tools.discoveryCommand custom tools missing: 'Tool discovery command did not return a JSON array of tools.' / 'failed with exit code' / 'output exceeded size limit'

## Body

    Recommended action: Make the command print only a JSON array of FunctionDeclarations (or {function_declarations:[...]}) to stdout, send logs to stderr, exit 0, and restart the CLI (setting requires restart).
    
    Option: Make the command print only a JSON array of FunctionDeclarations (or {function_declarations:[...]}) to stdout, send logs to stderr, exit 0, and restart the CLI (setting requires restart). [evidence: official_recommended_action]
    Applies when: Registering custom tools via tools.discoveryCommand / tools.callCommand
    Steps:
    1. Run the discovery command manually and pipe to `jq type` (should be "array").
    2. Move logging to stderr.
    3. Restart gemini after changes; use --debug to see discovery errors.
    Expected: The error no longer appears.
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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