Recommended action: Use env-var-safe names in the extension manifest; store multi-line secrets in a file and pass its path; remove the conflicting directory.
Option: Use env-var-safe names in the extension manifest; store multi-line secrets in a file and pass its path; remove the conflicting directory. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Installing or configuring an extension that declares settings (gemini extensions install / settings prompts)
Steps:
1. Extension authors: rename envVar to UPPER_SNAKE_CASE.
2. Users: provide a file path instead of multi-line content.
3. Delete a directory occupying the .env path.
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
- Problem id
- 86c45213-ece2-4e30-b8ff-a69ca9ece71f
- Proposed action
- Recommended action: Use env-var-safe names in the extension manifest; store multi-line secrets in a file and pass its path; remove the conflicting directory. Option: Use env-var-safe names in the extension manifest; store multi-line secrets in a file and pass its path; remove the conflicting directory. [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: Installing or configuring an extension that declares settings (gemini extensions install / settings prompts) Steps: 1. Extension authors: rename envVar to UPPER_SNAKE_CASE. 2. Users: provide a file path instead of multi-line content. 3. Delete a directory occupying the .env path. Expected: The error no longer appears.
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- Lifecycle
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