Dispatcher and other action skip lots of steps, don't do anything

[theletterf]

TL;DR

I've installed the actions using Gemini CLI following the README, and added my API key as a secret called GEMINI_API_KEY. I get this warning in the action output every time I invoke Gemini CLI:

Unexpected input(s) 'google_api_key', 'gemini_debug', 'gemini_model', valid inputs are ['prompt', 'settings', 'gemini_api_key', 'gcp_project_id', 'gcp_location', 'gcp_workload_identity_provider', 'gcp_service_account', 'use_vertex_ai', 'use_gemini_code_assist', 'gemini_cli_version']

I did not modify the action files in any way. Here's a screenshot:

Note that the repo is private.

Expected behavior

That Gemini CLI actions work and create PRs, for example, or reply my comments.

Observed behavior

No response

Action YAML

name: '🔀 Gemini Dispatch'

on:
  pull_request_review_comment:
    types:
      - 'created'
  pull_request_review:
    types:
      - 'submitted'
  issues:
    types:
      - 'opened'
      - 'reopened'
  issue_comment:
    types:
      - 'created'

defaults:
  run:
    shell: 'bash'

jobs:
  debugger:
    if: |-
     ${{ fromJSON(vars.DEBUG || vars.ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG || false) }}
    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
    steps:
      - name: 'Print context for debugging'
        env:
          DEBUG_event_name: '${{ github.event_name }}'
          DEBUG_event__action: '${{ github.event.action }}'
          DEBUG_event__comment__author_association: '${{ github.event.comment.author_association }}'
          DEBUG_event__issue__author_association: '${{ github.event.issue.author_association }}'
          DEBUG_event__pull_request__author_association: '${{ github.event.pull_request.author_association }}'
          DEBUG_event__review__author_association: '${{ github.event.review.author_association }}'
          DEBUG_event: '${{ toJSON(github.event) }}'
        run: |-
          env | grep '^DEBUG_'

  dispatch:
    # For PRs: only if not from a fork
    # For comments: only if user types @gemini-cli and is OWNER/MEMBER/COLLABORATOR
    # For issues: only on open/reopen
    if: |-
      (
        github.event.sender.type == 'User' &&
        startsWith(github.event.comment.body || github.event.review.body || github.event.issue.body, '@gemini-cli') &&
        contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.comment.author_association || github.event.review.author_association || github.event.issue.author_association)
      ) || (
        github.event_name == 'issues' &&
        contains(fromJSON('["opened", "reopened"]'), github.event.action)
      )
    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      issues: 'write'
      pull-requests: 'write'
    outputs:
      command: '${{ steps.extract_command.outputs.command }}'
      request: '${{ steps.extract_command.outputs.request }}'
      additional_context: '${{ steps.extract_command.outputs.additional_context }}'
      issue_number: '${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.issue.number }}'
    steps:
      - name: 'Mint identity token'
        id: 'mint_identity_token'
        if: |-
          ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
        with:
          app-id: '${{ vars.APP_ID }}'
          private-key: '${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}'
          permission-contents: 'read'
          permission-issues: 'write'
          permission-pull-requests: 'write'

      - name: 'Extract command'
        id: 'extract_command'
        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea' # ratchet:actions/github-script@v7
        env:
          EVENT_TYPE: '${{ github.event_name }}.${{ github.event.action }}'
          REQUEST: '${{ github.event.comment.body || github.event.review.body || github.event.issue.body }}'
        with:
          script: |
            const request = process.env.REQUEST;
            const eventType = process.env.EVENT_TYPE
            core.setOutput('request', request);

            if (request.startsWith("@gemini-cli /review")) {
              core.setOutput('command', 'review');
              const additionalContext = request.replace(/^@gemini-cli \/review/, '').trim();
              core.setOutput('additional_context', additionalContext);
            } else if (request.startsWith("@gemini-cli /triage")) {
              core.setOutput('command', 'triage');
            } else if (request.startsWith("@gemini-cli")) {
              core.setOutput('command', 'invoke');
              const additionalContext = request.replace(/^@gemini-cli/, '').trim();
              core.setOutput('additional_context', additionalContext);
            } else if (['issues.opened', 'issues.reopened'].includes(eventType)) {
              core.setOutput('command', 'triage');
            } else {
              core.setOutput('command', 'fallthrough');
            }

      - name: 'Acknowledge request'
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ steps.mint_identity_token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}'
          ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.issue.number }}'
          MESSAGE: |-
            🤖 Hi @${{ github.actor }}, I've received your request, and I'm working on it now! You can track my progress [in the logs](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}) for more details.
          REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
        run: |-
          gh issue comment "${ISSUE_NUMBER}" \
            --body "${MESSAGE}" \
            --repo "${REPOSITORY}"

  review:
    needs: 'dispatch'
    if: |-
      ${{ needs.dispatch.outputs.command == 'review' }}
    uses: './.github/workflows/gemini-review.yml'
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      id-token: 'write'
      issues: 'write'
      pull-requests: 'write'
    with:
      additional_context: '${{ needs.dispatch.outputs.additional_context }}'
    secrets: 'inherit'

  triage:
    needs: 'dispatch'
    if: |-
      ${{ needs.dispatch.outputs.command == 'triage' }}
    uses: './.github/workflows/gemini-triage.yml'
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      id-token: 'write'
      issues: 'write'
      pull-requests: 'write'
    with:
      additional_context: '${{ needs.dispatch.outputs.additional_context }}'
    secrets: 'inherit'

  invoke:
    needs: 'dispatch'
    if: |-
      ${{ needs.dispatch.outputs.command == 'invoke' }}
    uses: './.github/workflows/gemini-invoke.yml'
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      id-token: 'write'
      issues: 'write'
      pull-requests: 'write'
    with:
      additional_context: '${{ needs.dispatch.outputs.additional_context }}'
    secrets: 'inherit'

  fallthrough:
    needs:
      - 'dispatch'
      - 'review'
      - 'triage'
      - 'invoke'
    if: |-
      ${{ always() && !cancelled() && (failure() || needs.dispatch.outputs.command == 'fallthrough') }}
    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      issues: 'write'
      pull-requests: 'write'
    steps:
      - name: 'Mint identity token'
        id: 'mint_identity_token'
        if: |-
          ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
        with:
          app-id: '${{ vars.APP_ID }}'
          private-key: '${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}'
          permission-contents: 'read'
          permission-issues: 'write'
          permission-pull-requests: 'write'

      - name: 'Send failure comment'
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ steps.mint_identity_token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}'
          ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.issue.number }}'
          MESSAGE: |-
            🤖 I'm sorry @${{ github.actor }}, but I was unable to process your request. Please [see the logs](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}) for more details.
          REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
        run: |-
          gh issue comment "${ISSUE_NUMBER}" \
            --body "${MESSAGE}" \
            --repo "${REPOSITORY}"

Log output

Additional information

No response

[gemini-cli]

🤖 Hi @theletterf, I've received your request, and I'm working on it now! You can track my progress in the logs for more details.

[wanquanw]

I have encountered exactly the same problem, here is my log and hope it can help developers debugging.

Skipped lots of stpes:

Gemini seems to reply nothing in log:

Gemini didn't create any review comment on PR

action: https://github.com/Jasons-impart/Create-Delight-Remake/actions/runs/18140698318

PR I requested gemini-cli to review: Jasons-impart/Create-Delight-Remake#874

[rahulracker7539]

had similar issue where if i do comment and ask gemini-cli to review and provide output but it fails and nothing get triggered