lrc setup: gemini setup failed: failed to provide a valid Gemini API key after 3 attempts

[priyankeshh]

lrc setup failed

Error: gemini setup failed: failed to provide a valid Gemini API key after 3 attempts

Version: v0.5.7 (2026-07-08T16:12:21Z, d1177e9)
OS: windows/amd64

Debug log

[12:54:02.553] === lrc setup started at 2026-07-28T12:54:02+05:30 ===
[12:54:02.553] lrc version: v0.5.7  build: 2026-07-08T16:12:21Z  commit: d1177e9
[12:54:02.553] os: windows/amd64
[12:54:02.553] resolved config path: C:\Users\priya\.lrc.toml
[12:54:10.288] setup preflight: interactive replace selected, api_url=https://livereview.hexmos.com
[12:54:11.410] setup preflight skipped: token refresh failed: refresh returned 401: {"error":"Invalid or expired refresh token"}
[12:54:11.413] backed up existing config to C:\Users\priya\.lrc.toml.bak.20260728-125411
[12:54:11.682] phase 1: starting hexmos login flow
[12:54:11.683] local server on port 10604, signin url: https://hexmos.com/signin?app=livereview&appRedirectURI=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A10604%2Fcallback
[12:54:20.678] callback received, provisioning user
[12:54:20.967] ensure-cloud-user: status=200
[12:54:20.967] creating API key: POST https://livereview.hexmos.com/api/v1/orgs/369/api-keys
[12:54:21.254] API key created: status=201
[12:54:21.254] phase 1 complete: user=priyankeshom@gmail.com org=369
[12:54:21.254] phase 2: prompting for gemini key
[12:54:57.867] validating gemini key (attempt 1)
[12:54:58.261] gemini key invalid: API key is invalid
[12:55:05.512] validating gemini key (attempt 2)
[12:55:05.940] gemini key invalid: API key is invalid
[12:55:14.402] validating gemini key (attempt 3)
[12:55:14.786] gemini key invalid: API key is invalid
[12:55:14.786] ERROR: gemini setup failed: failed to provide a valid Gemini API key after 3 attempts

[RijulTP]

Hey @priyankeshh, thanks for raising the issue. I couldn't reproduce it on my system.

Could you please check whether the Gemini API key you're using is valid? Please visit https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys and ensure you're using the correct API key.

If the issue still persists, please let us know.

[marcosvile]

I also encountered the same problem, and after many attempts, I'll leave testing the tool for another time.

[shrsv]

We will take a look at this again, @marcosvile, sorry it didn't work as expected on your trial